They definitely don't literally owe us anything, but I think it becomes a question of company reputation. It's definitely going to make me think twice about ju

They definitely don't literally owe us anything, but I think it becomes a question of company reputation. It's definitely going to make me think twice about jumping on any all-time-high hiring surges in the future at certain companies. As for "who are we as employees to say...", I think the answer is that to a large degree, we're the limited resource that gets to say what kind of hiring/firing practices we're willing to put up with. That's a bit diminished at this precise moment, but it's not gone. If you can command a $300k salary, you're in demand enough to be able to filter out companies that will treat you as seasonal work.