[switch007]

That's shocking, but not surprising. I can just imagine the mental gymnastics the HR staff did to feel OK with helping with that plan.

[pavel_lishin]

I have no idea how involved they were; I didn't get the nitty-gritty details of the story, just heard the broad strokes over beers.

I can easily imagine that HR was never told about the purpose of the changes. I can also imagine that HR has bills to pay, and a lack of desire to quit without another job lined up.