A friend of mine got laid off from Stanley: that's not an IT company. Same thing: after 12 years in, an email saying he's been fired, all his accesses have bee

A friend of mine got laid off from Stanley: that's not an IT company. Same thing: after 12 years in, an email saying he's been fired, all his accesses have been cut off and he'd only be able to come once more to the office to pack his personal stuff. Legally they could have asked him to work for x more weeks but they said they don't do that: concerns about fired people not performing well or even trying to sabotage something, steal documents, complain to co-workers, etc. After 12 years in the EU he got a very nice package: I think one year full salary paid. That accesses are cut off before or at the same time the email is sent is normal. I know it feels brutal but that's how big companies roll.