Her story is heartbreaking, and reminds me that once a company is “done with you” they don’t care about you anymore regardless of what kind of employee you were

Her story is heartbreaking, and reminds me that once a company is “done with you” they don’t care about you anymore regardless of what kind of employee you were. Never expect a company to do right by you. Always act in your own best interests, even if those are not in alignment with the company. If working in the Bay Area has taught me anything, is you always need to be planning your next move. There is no such thing as job security in our present economy. Working at a large company is often times even more dangerous than a small one or startup because decisions like this which are made far away from your own sphere of influence. Companies are like sociopaths: they have no capacity for empathy, and if any does exist, it’s likely been legislated into them, taken from them by force or by public shame. If there are any companies left that actually do treat their employees like anything more than disposable assets, it’s only a matter of time before they are “disrupted” by one that is willing to do whatever it takes. Capitalism is a perverse force that cares only for efficiency, not for human lives.