What’s the difference between a lay off and firing people?
I mean the guy was just laid off. They didn’t “ruin his life.”
msage@programming.dev 4 months ago
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 months ago
A lay off is when a company restructures and terminates the employment contract of several employees to save cost. Firing people is when you end an employment contract because of the employee’s bad performance or bad behavior. Or you shoot them out of a cannon.
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 4 months ago
He was employed for 11 years.
IDK about you, but if I get laid off, my life changes significantly by the next missed paycheck.
rollin@piefed.social 4 months ago
If it was in Europe, people being made redundant are typically given several months pay, but it's America so he probably just got a t-shirt and a cardboard box.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 months ago
So that’s clothing and lodging taken care of at least.
Kbobabob@lemmy.world 4 months ago
11 years in this field should be able to weather at least a few missed paychecks. Admittedly I didn’t read the article, but if it’s in the US they would be able to file for unemployment as well for supplemental income.
SwimmingInTheeStars@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Doesn’t make the company evil. Should they employ him for 50 years just because he needs a job? Use ur brain.
Honytawk@feddit.nl 4 months ago
No, they should pay him some months in advance so he has time to look for a new job.
Or at least give him some days off each week while still employing him.
SwimmingInTheeStars@lemmy.world 4 months ago
You have no idea whether they got severance or not. Most tech companies do give it out for layoffs.