At a meeting where AOL announced plans to lay off hundreds of workers, there was space for one more in the unemployment queue: Abel Lenz, a creative director, who was sacked by AOL chief Tim Armstrong, live on air, after pulling out his camera
'Abel, put that camera down. You're fired. Out,' Armstrong said. After a pause of about five seconds, he then continued the call as though nothing had happened.
Out, like a dog.
Given the longstanding reputation of AOL's corporate culture and work environment, what better illustration of life inside the "sadness factory" could one need?
UPDATE: Say, has anyone ever seen Armstrong in the same room as Scientology's David Miscavige? Similar management styles, I hear.