To terminate a relationship is a big deal, and there are times when it's necessary both personally or professionally. Therefore, as such, handling the termination calls for finesse and respect. For how you handle it reinforces your muster as an individual. Plus, it makes you respectful by providing the other party an opportunity to hear directly from you and respond as they see fit to. This is what decent human beings do.
Yet, we have so many means of communication available to us. Face-to-face, telephone, text messaging, email, social media, and on and on.
Yet, each of these means or methods are far from equal to each other relative to appropriateness and decency - considering the seriousness of relational termination.
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If relational termination is what you've chosen to execute, never, ever, ever do it in writing. Under any circumstance whatsoever.
Now, if you're uneasy about executing the termination alone, bring a friend along for relational support. Even if that friend just happens to be a cop.
Relational termination deserves proper closure because both personal and professional relationships take an awful lot of work. And that work should be honored and respected throughout (including at the eventual end).
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