Bob N.Zing,the Director of Human Resources at CAP Co,Inc.,has to write an internal message to announce impending layoffs across the company.Rather than addressing the layoffs directly,Bob decides to refer to them as restructuring operations and eliminating redundancies.In this case,these euphemisms

A) reflect the standards of ethical information.
B) convey the "you attitude" for delivering bad news.
C) help employees understand the gravity of the situation.
D) fail to meet the "you" attitude test and ethical information standards.

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Stacey Warren-Moiser · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Using euphemisms to soften the blow of bad news can be seen as insincere and lacking transparency, which goes against ethical information standards. It also fails to meet the you attitude test because it does not address the concerns and feelings of the employees who will be affected by the layoffs.

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