A few years back I heard from a friend at a dotcom that they had their payroll person work overtime to get the payroll out of the way so that they could lay off

A few years back I heard from a friend at a dotcom that they had their payroll person work overtime to get the payroll out of the way so that they could lay off most of the people with short notice. Then after she finished writing everyone else's check she was told to write one for herself. Ouch.