[dekhn]

That's not SOP at Google except in very limited circumstances. When I resigned, I told my manager and we negotiated an exit date 2 weeks after. I volunteered to give up my laptop early etc and not come into the office, but they really wanted me to finish up. People who steal or leak, however, could be terminated immediately and walked out by security. I guess also if you worked on a competitive product and changed to a competitor, they'd walk you out, too.

[busterarm]

And that just tells you how Google felt about this particular relationship.

It still doesn't translate to a firing.

[dekhn]

I use the term "terminated". her employment was terminated immediately on the spot for cause.

[busterarm]

Except these terms have meaning. If you're "terminated", you can usually get unemployment. In some cases even if it was for cause.

If you resigned, generally you can't, barring some specific circumstances.

[dekhn]

getting unemployment is the least interesting or relevant part of this entire debacle.

[busterarm]

It was just an example. We use these terms because they have specific meanings and terminated does not fit.