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		pyb on Feb 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why on Earth does Europe have 3 month noti... Equally weird is the U.S culture of escorting leavers immediately out of the building, as if they were minded to commit untold damage... Also, many European countries have notices much shorter than 3 months.

tinglymintyfrsh on Feb 17, 2023 [–]

Sometimes, they (US-based employers) just turn off badges and ghost employees without telling them.

Employee shows up to work and wonders why they can't get on the elevator.

They've been fired, but no one told them.

Happens more so with extra-corporate-y US corporations who are more social Darwinian than most.

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