It’s basically law in some countries. It’s negotiable but firing LIFO is cheap and firing someone with longer tenure is expensive (e.g severance could be 12 mon

It’s basically law in some countries. It’s negotiable but firing LIFO is cheap and firing someone with longer tenure is expensive (e.g severance could be 12 months pay or more). So all else being equal, if you are a recent hire you are at much higher risk.