> the company simply turned off the logins - it was their way of laying people off
In a lot of countries this is illegal, you need to prove a cause for firing anyone. One of the reasons klarnas firings in Sweden have been controversial and complicated is that they specifically tried to sidestep that by "firing people" by getting them to resign and accept a deal. They would not be able to just outright fire people without negotiating the terms, and those terms are usually based on a LIFO queue.
> One of my ex-colleagues simply quit one day - no emails, no notice...nothing.
Some people don't want to leave with fanfare, but notice is basically required in sweden (again, using sweden as a comparison since the thread is about klarna).
> Another one of my ex-colleagues told me he was doing two jobs, but only working 8 hours in total per day, if that.
If they were dishonest about that then that does not look great IMO. If they weren't and both companies were fine with it then it seems OK.
If they were dishonest about that then that does not look great IMO. If they weren't and both companies were fine with it then it seems OK.
He was billing the companies 8 hours a day, each. Is this unethical? Sure. But he had no work for weeks and weeks, despite asking his manager daily about it. He was on FaceBook first, then Netflix, finally got himself a second job. Until they laid him off, with 2 hours notice on a Friday afternoon.
This is what happens when employers treat their employees like crap. I have zero sympathy for most employers these days.
In a lot of countries this is illegal, you need to prove a cause for firing anyone. One of the reasons klarnas firings in Sweden have been controversial and complicated is that they specifically tried to sidestep that by "firing people" by getting them to resign and accept a deal. They would not be able to just outright fire people without negotiating the terms, and those terms are usually based on a LIFO queue.
> One of my ex-colleagues simply quit one day - no emails, no notice...nothing.
Some people don't want to leave with fanfare, but notice is basically required in sweden (again, using sweden as a comparison since the thread is about klarna).
> Another one of my ex-colleagues told me he was doing two jobs, but only working 8 hours in total per day, if that.
If they were dishonest about that then that does not look great IMO. If they weren't and both companies were fine with it then it seems OK.