But he was quitting. They sure hassled him though.
I remember being pleasantly surprised with it being appropriately “entertainment accurate”. Normie’s watching it see all the stuff and think hackerman. But for people who know anything about tech, it was good enough that you weren’t sitting there in agony knowing “that’s not how that works!”.
I think they were just trying to fire your friend without paying UI, which is standard practice in the US. You can be fired at any time without cause, but then the employer is on the hook to pay your unemployment. As long as they can find some “cause”, then you’re fired and ineligible for unemployment benefits.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 1 week ago
ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
This is a common misconception, and everyone should apply for unemployment if they lose their job for any reason.
They need an actual good cause, like actual damages to the company or something, and they need to be willing and able to back up their claim that you are ineligible, or the unemployment offices will side with you and award it anyway. They generally favor employees over employers in decisions, because they know the bullshit companies do to not pay out.
Lose your job? Apply. You have literally nothing to lose.