In the US, there are plenty of places that have at will employees. There is a social safety net for them called unemployment insurance, available to anyone who

In the US, there are plenty of places that have at will employees. There is a social safety net for them called unemployment insurance, available to anyone who hasn't been fired for cause (must be well documented attempts to correct the deficient behavior). The time period differs from 26 to 72 weeks depending on the state of the economy (worse times have longer insurance periods).