Sometimes an employee that was necessary at a certain stage in the company's growth is no longer required once the company is in a different state, usually beca

Sometimes an employee that was necessary at a certain stage in the company's growth is no longer required once the company is in a different state, usually because of a core skill set that isn't in the roadmap anymore, or crisis management style that is more wartime than peacetime. Those employees are usually aware they're in that boat though and sometimes given "severance", to the tune of a reduced workload at the same salary so they can interview at other companies.