People get laid off all the time. Especially when you're over 40. See, companies like to hire new kids, fresh out of college, ones who will conform easily to policies, and accept jobs for way less pay.
Then, the companies realize their mistake, and they pay dearly for it. Because these new hires have no idea what they're doing. They can't code, build prototypes, and make the customer happy. This senior programmer was laid off after new management swooped in and hired a new kid. The programmer knew that they were laying him off because cha-ching… money. But he couldn't do anything about it, so he decided to exit with grace. Before he left, his company told him to 'delete all files' off a hard disk that had a lot of customer data. He tried warning them what would happen, but hey, who ever listens to IT?
The proof is in the pudding… Scroll down to read all about it. Next up, a customer who accidentally turned off his own mobile data for 20 minutes, then demanded the company give him compensation.
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