I work in a FAANG and have a handful of German people on the team. They had to consent to have the former employee even called. Whether or not it was done , I d

I work in a FAANG and have a handful of German people on the team. They had to consent to have the former employee even called. Whether or not it was done , I don't know, but the new company can do it if the new hire consents to it. And the consent request was on a yes or yes basis.