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Man Laid Off & Commits Suicide

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A City of Costa Mesa (California) worker lept from the roof of City Hall minutes after receiving his pink slip. The employee - who had been at home with a broken ankle and who was not supposed to work today - was called in about 2:30 p.m. to receive his layoff notice.

I think that the members of the Costa Mesa City Council should be collectively indicted for murder. Their names can be found on the Costa Mesa website.
 
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Unfortunately this happens all too often. I was talking to a colleague just yesterday whose friend suicided when the Australian airline Ansett collapsed. I don't think anyone can be held responsible.
 
What about "Negligent Homicide"? Failure to maintain a safe work environment is the responsibility of the leadership, after all.

How did he gain access to the roof of that five-story building?

Why were there no security personnel or guard rails?

Why doesn't the Costa Mesa City Council care about its people?
 
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Good riddance, I say. I hope that Costa Mesa used some of the money they saved by firing him to make the roof of City Hall wheelchair-accessible.

Wait, what? This is a parody thread, right? Right?
 
His brother said (from the story link):

“When the layoffs were coming, he thought he was probably going to be rehired” by the new contractor, he said. There was no indication that Huy was despairing, he said.

He was not married and had no kids. 29 years old.

Anyone else think perhaps he had other issues going on?

This is sad, of course! My thoughts and best wishes go out to his family and friends.

But losing a job is not the end of the world. I've been outsourced twice, with over 10 years at one job and 5 at the other. Sucks a big one! But not the end of the world. Appears he knew it was coming (I found out at the 10 year job when I got to work and couldn't log on to the system to do my job, and then was told "there will be a meeting in the conference room in 30 minutes").

He obviously had family near by that he probably could have lived with until he got things sorted out. I have to wonder if there aren't other issues involved.

Huy Pham - is that Vietnamese? Maybe it has to do with his culture?

Regardless, it is a sad story.
 
Fnord said:
What about "Negligent Homicide"? Failure to maintain a safe work environment is the responsibility of the leadership, after all.

How did he gain access to the roof of that five-story building?

Why were there no security personnel or guard rails?
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Why would there be? If you walk onto the roof of a building and to the ledge of the roof and then fall or jump over, it's your own fault and responsibility. The are was not unsafe and his death was not an accident, after all.

Why doesn't the Costa Mesa City Council care about its people?
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Because jumping off the roof was the only possible way in which he could have committed suicide?
 
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The part where the Mayor was out partying while his staff did his dirty work reveals his especially cold-hearted attitude towards the people he once called his "family".

The mayor and the city council should resign to make room for leaders who actually care about the people that work for them.
 
I thought government workers could earn way more in the private sector, why would this guy be so despondent over losing his crappy underpaid government job that he committed suicide?
 
Fnord said:
What about "Negligent Homicide"? Failure to maintain a safe work environment is the responsibility of the leadership, after all.

How did he gain access to the roof of that five-story building?

Why were there no security personnel or guard rails?

Why doesn't the Costa Mesa City Council care about its people?
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Uh ok

the employment rate is sky rocketing. People are struggling everywhere. You can't hold a company responsible for this.
 
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The mayor and the city council should resign to make room for leaders who actually care about the people that work for them.
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I agree. The city should hire every unemployed person in Costa Mesa at $50k a year plus lifetime benefits. No one should ever lose a job for any reason, and if they do the government should hire them.

They can just raise taxes to pay for it.
 
Fnord, is there something more to this story you're not telling us? You seem rather angry about it, but I honestly can't see why. I agree that it's sad a young man took his own life, but I can't see why you're blaming anyone other than that young man.
 
Fnord said:
> Link to Story <

A City of Costa Mesa (California) worker lept from the roof of City Hall minutes after receiving his pink slip. The employee - who had been at home with a broken ankle and who was not supposed to work today - was called in about 2:30 p.m. to receive his layoff notice.

I think that the members of the Costa Mesa City Council should be collectively indicted for murder. Their names can be found on the Costa Mesa website.
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This isn't the city with elders running around with 800k salaries, is it? If so, I'm with you.

If not, then it's sad, but particularly unusual?
 
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