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TLDR looks to be a IT contractor to this health care company laid off someone but let them keep their IT access. That person then for "reasons unknown" stole a ton of patient records.

I know its popular online to complain about being cutoff from access when being let go. This might be a counterpoint to that outrage?

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Not only is this a counterpoint, but the outrage never made sense to begin with, IMO.

It’s so easy to imagine the kinds of harm a disgruntled employee can cause with the right access that it’s hard to imagine why anyone would be upset at an appropriately swift access revocation process.

I've never understood that outrage with one exception. Especially when you're remote it's painful to get immediately cut off from communication apps and not having a chance to say goodbye to people. When someone leaves willingly they get a chance to send one last email with a personal contact method for people to keep in touch. If you're let go you don't get that chance.

I wish there was a way to remove access to everything except that, but sadly I can't think of anything foolproof.

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