Hey there!  I'm Alix Shadonnay at the business desk and I'd like to briefly discuss one of the most unpleasant in the workplace.  Yes, they are those very unpleasant and hated pink slips and it seems as if some companies have decided to change the way they give out their pink slips.
Fairly recently Radio Shack in Texas and Arthur Anderson started giving out their pink slips the electronic way.  Instead of handing out a physical piece of paper to represent a pink slip they instead decided to send emails notifying the said employees of their dismissal. 
No matter how you look at it, receiving a pink slip in any way, shape, or form is one of the most unpleasant things for both managers and employees.  For a manager a pink slip is the last thing that he/she would want to hand out to an employee unless the employee really deserves it, and for the employee receiving a pink slip it is one of the most might marish things that they would want to experience.
Pink slips have always been one of the most hated and dreaded things in the workplace for as long as anyone can remember.  It used to be a time when pink slips were a rarity rather than the norm but since the 80s pink slips have become a part of one's working career.  Many of us would wonder out loud what would be the best way to present a pink slip to an employee that the company wishes to lay off and I am very sure that it would be difficult to come up with a definitive answer.  Would it be better to have a face to face meeting with the said employee and in a professional manner and as gently as possible give them their pink slip?  Or would it be better to send a very terse email with the bad news thus avoiding any possible confrontation between manager and employee? 
Some persons may agree that it would be more professional, kinder, and acceptable to use the face to face method to give out the pink slip while others may disagree saying that the email way may be more acceptable, less confrontational, and less unpleasant.  Some persons may also argue that the email way may even be more cowardly and that management would be taking the easy way out.
Whichever way is chosen, it may be a good idea for psychologists to be consulted so that an acceptable way could be used in this very ticklish matter.
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