[crazygringo]

There's never a good time. It's always cruel.

Doing them on Dec 24, yes that would be a dick move to ruin Christmas day itself.

But mid-December isn't worse than any other time. People get severance so it's not like kids are going without presents -- these aren't hourly laborers we're talking about. And you can use the holidays to take some time to think about your next plan of action.

[cableshaft]

Depends on the company. A lot of companies only give a few weeks, if any, so you're scrambling for a new job in the middle of the holidays, when most companies aren't hiring anyway.

Netflix is different though. They tend to give generous severance packages.