[iakh]

Does that really buy you anything though? If they're willing to rescind offers, they'll be happy to lay you-off a few days into your employment too.

[wcunning]

That would at least trigger COBRA and unemployment, which having quit and not actually started a new job wouldn’t. That’s a better situation from my perspective.

[darth_avocado]

COBRA is available regardless of whether you quit voluntarily or not. And COBRA isn’t free, you have to pay for it and it is extremely expensive.

[mattnewton]

This is exactly what happened with the last batch of major tech layoffs.

[twelve40]

that would be another level of douchebaggery, although probably not unprecedented