I thought this was going to be some way to exact retribution on your employer after being laid off
Not that it happens often, but that the incidents are so memorable.
I did know a guy who worked at a major corporation explain his dead man switch like it was the most normal thing in the world, though. Extremely cursed.
Especially if there’s some complex onerous task that needs to happen and you get no credit for doing it well. Leave, and let them find out what it’s like being one of the other characters in It’s a Wonderful Life in the worst timeline.