Orthogonal to the who/what/why of this particular scenario, this is completely in keeping with the at-will employment philosophy. If the parties have irreconcil

Orthogonal to the who/what/why of this particular scenario, this is completely in keeping with the at-will employment philosophy. If the parties have irreconcilable differences, which is my impression from these articles, then negotiating a mutually-agreeable end-date seems like a no-brainer. Instead we have these immediate executive actions, which always end up benefiting (or at least not-harming) the employer.