Being asked to abandon a current role is way different than Google deciding to remove said positions. It's the same difference between leaving the company and b

Being asked to abandon a current role is way different than Google deciding to remove said positions. It's the same difference between leaving the company and being fired. Even though in both ways you're not in the company anymore, how it was done is an important factor. Google is basically asking the employee to resign instead of telling her that her position has been removed.