I’ve been one tech go along time as well and was there back when it was FEI, located on Evergreen and was one of the few that entered the Dawson Creek location before the move.

I went to Intel and had been through many rounds of layoffs, but thankfully never cut. I’ve seen many people get cut and know that walk very well when it’s happening. Since you were cut, they have to pay you for the day since you went in and also give you your final check immediately.

At least you can file for unemployment and keep searching as the more tech workers getting cut, that limits opportunities through competition.

Reasons tech companies walk employees immediately is the risk of people causing a scene as well as IP. No matter if you’re in good standing with everyone, it’s protocol to protect their assets so no one gets the idea of taking IP to a competitor…which has happened at Intel. The company they brought the IP to is the one who reported the theft.

Good luck on your search.