>I don’t get it why the US company layoff culture is so different from what I’m familiar with, the European one. Not trying to single you out, but these kinds

>I don’t get it why the US company layoff culture is so different from what I’m familiar with, the European one. Not trying to single you out, but these kinds of comments always baffle me. Around the world, we have different religions, cultures, languages, customs, currencies, holidays, skin colors, legal structures, etc. And then someone is confused why people on the other side of the world don't do things the same way. For me, as a product of all of the things above in the US, if a company tells me they no longer need my services, then I am not going to keep working for a while. That doesn't mean I am going to be spiteful, but just that I acknowledge their decision, and so I will move on to something else. To me, continuing to work alongside (former-ish) teammates in a dead man walking situation seems strange, but I can see why it might work in Europe.