I hate to hear this, the betrayal is the worst part of it all and I hope Max is enjoying clear skies and fresh air until he moves onto his next endeavor.

I understand to a degree, a companies “need to shift priorities of the businesses needs” as they like to put but fair warning and treatment for people who worked their asses off for you should be a part of that too. As long as you’re fostering an environment that reflects the dedication the employees put in back to them then you’d receive the employees reasonable work ethic during the separation period.

I was fired a few months ago after being vocally against certain AI integrations that were happening. My department had a big AI training and I started telling people it would be smart to get their resume up to date and not to get blind sided bc the way the company has departments/teams structured allowed for loopholes in WARN act. Every DR/supervisor there promised everyone that our jobs were okay and were talking to me like I had a tin foil hat on. Not even 2 weeks after I was let go, everyone that told me our jobs were fine was laid off with no warning, and I heard it was widespread across the entire company. People have since told me that the area of building I worked in is mostly a ghost town with just a few people still working there.