It's called being a grownup. If I worked for a restaurant and was fired, I'd give them the keys immediately. If someone unlocked the door and stole stuff later,

It's called being a grownup. If I worked for a restaurant and was fired, I'd give them the keys immediately. If someone unlocked the door and stole stuff later, hey, look at someone else who still has the keys. I don't. It's the same here. If I'm fired from a tech job, the company should do the right thing to protect themselves and lock me out right then and there. It's not because I -- the real me, not the hypothetical villainous me -- pose a risk to them. I wouldn't hurt an ex employer under any circumstances because 1) that's a bad thing to do, and 2) I don't want to be in jail. It's more that best practice dictates they do this. There's no benefit to them whatsoever in allowing me into systems I no longer have a legitimate need to access. And again, this also protects me. If I'm long gone and something suspicious happens, talk to their current employees, not me. I don't want to access to their stuff, and I couldn't even if I wanted to. Edit: Ah, honest mistake. I could see why you'd think that given the misreading.