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nocobot | 3 years ago

but hey, they get to keep their laptops

discuss

raymondh|3 years ago

For those of you unfamiliar with layoff practices in most other industries, this is as good as it gets. The terms enumerated in the note are generous. Also, the value of the job placement support should not be underestimated.

johnrob|3 years ago

Surprised that is possible in the age of compliance for certifications (PCI, HIPPA, SOC2, etc).

hobr|3 years ago

If they are using Mobile Device Management (MDM), they can remotely wipe all the laptops before allowing departing staff to keep them.

dragonwriter|3 years ago

> Surprised that is possible in the age of compliance for certifications (PCI, HIPPA, SOC2, etc).

If you can’t manage devices in a way which makes it possible to give them away to staff on separation, you can’t manage devices in a way which effectively protects against the risk of theft or loss.

indigodaddy|3 years ago

Was also wondering about this. Perhaps they will push a wipe or a clean reinstall..

indigodaddy|3 years ago

They don’t want to pony up $ for the prepaid labels I’m guessing? The laptops are sunk cost anyway and then there’s also the additional overhead of processing the returned laptops with their IT? Man things must be really bad if that’s the case..

trynewideas|3 years ago

Are there tax implications? Do the laptops count as losses CircleCI can write off, and compensation the ex-employee has to report?