> Parent already said he was fired when they found out he working at another 2 places, which is different from the new story that they saw "low productivity".

> Parent already said he was fired when they found out he working at another 2 places, which is different from the new story that they saw "low productivity". Exactly, which is reason to be at least a bit skeptical that this story went down as described. > post-facto rationalization Highly likely. Once the entire world suddenly shifted to remote in Q2 2020, everybody and their mother thought about juggling multiple jobs, and a few went ahead and tried it. Why wouldn't a brilliant engineer give it a shot? Instead of firing this dude, management should have taken a hard look in the mirror and ask if they have failed to compensate top-tier talent sufficiently, and whether they provide proper motivation, freedom, and insulation from bullshit meetings and time-wasters. I'm not saying don't ever fire him, but that should be an absolute last resort. The initial steps should be to figure out a way to retain his services and contributions.