You commute to the office only to find your security badge no longer works.
You log on to your work computer and are denied access.
A pre-dawn email arrives that you miss — especially if it’s sent ahead of a major holiday.
A dispassionate Zoom call is held with hundreds of people.
You get an automated call.
Or — surprise! — you get a severance payment for the job you thought you still had.
When it comes to mass layoffs, there seems to be no end to the worst, most bungled ways in which some employees first learn they are being let go. These all involve organizations blindsiding employees, leaving people feeling like their years of service and dedication meant nothing.
Dispatches From The Front 