What do they do at your job when someone who works there dies?

At my job, they send out this very generic e-mail. I think they have a template with blanks for the person%26#039;s name and how long they worked for the company. Then there is more stuff about not contacting the family and where to call if you need emotional counseling to deal with the person%26#039;s death. I have seen three of them, and they are always the same. So impersonal.|||At my job they simply put out a help wanted sign.|||Am sorry it made you laugh...it is the truth...note to youngsters...make no job your life ! Report Abuse
|||That does seem a little impersonal. Most places where I have worked in the past always took a collection for flowers as well as food for the memorial or wake, and a card signed by every one of the co-workers with a note of encouragement and support. The last place I worked, I had to take a leave of absence to care for my Dad during his last days with us. When he passed on, there was no collection, no flowers, no card not even a phone call. Where my brother works, a potted plant was sent to the funeral home from his office. It only had a calling card that said %26quot;From %26lt;company he works for%26gt; Staff, nothing more. I guess people are not as sympathetic towards an employees loss like they use to be. That%26#039;s too bad. People are turning heartless.|||They made an annoucement and let us know the details of the services becaue the family gave permission to do that. Many of us went to the services.|||We send flowers to the family and send the memorial arrangements to the deceased%26#039;s close friends and coworkers. We%26#039;re a pretty large company so a %26quot;one-size-fits-all%26quot; email wouldn%26#039;t really work too well for us.|||That%26#039;s pretty sad and cold hearted. At my former employer they would post where the services are being held and if there is a charity that donations could be sent to. The company would send flowers or donation. The employees would take up a collection and send it to the surviving spouse or family member with a sympathy card.


Thats terrible if your employer and employees do not send any condolence to the family. Work is like your second family away from home, at least that is the way we felt at my former work place.|||It%26#039;s sad to hear that many places are becoming hi-tech and they are loosing the simple act and warmth of hi-touch. From experience, I know in a small company, as everyone is treated like family, that it does matter. Bid or small company, when a person passes on, it does affect someone--not just the boss%26#039;s bottom line.





When a company places people first, their profits nevver come in second. When they place a greater bvalue on profits, the profits and the people usually run out.





Hope this helps.|||That is pretty much the norm.|||When I was in the Marine Corps, we had a ceremony honoring the fallen Marine. We would talk about it as a shop later after the ceremony, b/c a loss to our unit affected us all...It%26#039;s sad, it happens a lot more than you would want to think it would...