New Delhi: A technical glitch at HR department had everybody in a company on pins and needles after a mail announced their termination from work, The Indian Express reported.
The ‘termination’ email was sent out to even senior leadership and the CEO, leaving many in the company in emotional turmoil.
The incident came to light after an employee shared it on Reddit; however the further details of the company are not available.
The user posted on social media the details with the caption ‘HR accidentally sent everyone a ‘termination notice – including the CEO,’
Explaining further the user said that the mess-up took place as the HR team was testing a new offboarding automation system designed to send exit emails to departing employees.
The user added ‘But someone apparently forgot to toggle the system from test mode to live mode. The result? Around 300 employees received an email that opened with the chilling line: “Your last working day is effective immediately’.
As the incident triggered panic at the company, the HR team reportedly reached out to the employees saying ‘Urgent – DO NOT PANIC. The automation tool just sent the test ‘termination’ email to everyone. You are NOT being fired. Please ignore the message.’
The incident sparked debate on social media with one user saying ‘Any company that feels the need to have a tool like this in the first place I’d imagine is doomed to fail’.
Another added: ‘Or, hear me out, everyone is getting fired and the email was programmed to go out, but someone messed up the dates. Plot twist, everyone will be fired, just not today.’
A third user commented: Accounting should do a cost analysis on how much that eff-up cost the company. If I got that email, I’m not working that day.’
However, one user said that given the real wave of layoffs happening today, ‘I would absolutely be panicking’.