"A third laid-off Google employee told Insider that a team midway through an off-site at the Chicago office discovered that two of their team members had been laid off when they were unable to badge into the office with the rest of the group."

Companies act like this to people and then folks get offended that employees don't feel like giving their employers 2-weeks notice and putting themselves at risk anymore.

https://boingboing.net/2023/01/25/some-google-employees-found-they-were-laid-off-only-when-their-badge-didnt-let-them-into-the-office-inhuman.html

Some Google employees found they were laid off only when their badge didn't let them into the office: "Inhuman" | Boing Boing

Around 12,000 — or 6% — of Google employees were laid on Friday, but not everyone saw the “abrupt and impersonal” email before commuting to work. And so some employees who missed the me…

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@rodhilton @jperlow What a nightmare. These are not people caught with their hand in the till. They need to be treated with respect. Told face to face regardless of how long it takes. Allowed priority interviews for open jobs. Cmon Google. You can be better than this. You don't want the reputation as the evil empire? Stop acting like your employees are less than nothing to you.