Because of that experience (and lots of other anecdotal evidence), I see no reason for anybody to ever work at amazon unless they are ok with being a contractor.
How did it benefit the company's accounting? Doesn't it create an additional expense in both severance and hiring costs?
So:
- Company has 10 employees at an annual cost of 100k each. That's 250k (1mm / 4) of employee expenses for the quarter.
- Company lays off 5 employees right before the end of the quarter. That's only 5 employees on the payroll in the current quarter, because you account for the number of employees when the statement is issued. Re-hiring and severance payouts are going to be done sometime in the future.
Congratulations, your employee expense was only 125k for the quarter!
It's this sort of thing that has me re-thinking the fairness of employees giving employers the customary (in the United States) two week notice before leaving.
Employees don't get two weeks notice before being fired without cause.
It's supposed to be because replacing an employee is so difficult for the company. Well, it's a hell of a lot more difficult for an employee to lose a job than it is for a company to lose a worker.
If I'm employer "at will" then my employer should also be retained "at will." If they want to negotiate another arrangement, that's fine.
Of course if you're willing to burn bridges with your employer, there's nothing stopping you from quitting immediately. Have at it.
>Of course if you're willing to burn bridges with your employer, there's nothing stopping you from quitting immediately. Have at it.
I think that's their point. The social contract is broken and no one's trying to make company careers anymore. If you're not respected, why respect their time?