• AmazingAwesomator@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    company ruins life of employee: stonk

    employee ruin company: immediate imprisonment

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    Ultimately, Eaton Corp. bore substantial costs getting its network back online

    actually, it did nothing to the company but cost it a few bucks. do not pass go/collect $200.

    this person was not fired, he was laid off. he was not actively harming the company until the company ruined his life.

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      22 hours ago

      I mean the guy was just laid off. They didn’t “ruin his life.” They employed him for 11 years.

      4 years is a bit much though!

      You guys are wild. Why do you think it’s okay to sabotage your company just because you got laid off? If everyone did that everyone would be collectively fucked over, including coworkers and customers. And why is the company evil for laying him off? Should they just employ him for no reason if they don’t need the person? What if it’s a small business? Weird ass logic. If you think ur life if ruined from getting laid off then Ur life sucks.

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          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.

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          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.

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            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.

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          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.