cm0002@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoDeveloper gets 4 years for activating network “kill switch” to avenge his firingarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square88fedilinkarrow-up1270arrow-down10
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minus-squareSwimmingInTheeStars@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·1 day agoDoesn’t make the company evil. Should they employ him for 50 years just because he needs a job? Use ur brain.
minus-squareHonytawk@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoNo, 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.
minus-squareSwimmingInTheeStars@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-245 minutes agoYou have no idea whether they got severance or not. Most tech companies do give it out for layoffs. Also the WARN act already mandates that companies with 100+ people have to give 60 days notice for layoffs.
Doesn’t make the company evil. Should they employ him for 50 years just because he needs a job? Use ur brain.
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.
You have no idea whether they got severance or not. Most tech companies do give it out for layoffs.
Also the WARN act already mandates that companies with 100+ people have to give 60 days notice for layoffs.