[musicale]

You're not wrong. The economic perspective usually determines company actions more than anything in practice. $bigtech really doesn't care, and it probably is incapable of caring due to its economic and organizational structure and priorities. It's the most realistic and accurate model for work at $bigtech.

But layoffs can still feel like being cast out of your tribe. You lose the daily casual social interactions that humans tend to want and need, and maintaining actual friendships becomes much harder. Not to mention losing your livelihood, social status, and health insurance.

The way companies communicate to employees that they've been laid off (locked out of the building, passwords stop working, maybe an email if you're lucky, etc.) is explained well by economics and company priorities, but from the human perspective it does rub salt in the wound.

For hiring and retention purposes, companies will often claim that they treat employees well. The truth is you might be treated OK until the day you aren't, and layoff day is absolutely one of those days.

[midoridensha]

>Not to mention losing your livelihood, social status, and health insurance.

That last part is a uniquely American problem.