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This feels like an unhealthy attachment to work to me somehow?

nemomarx 1y ago
To clarify - based on reading further into the article he's on a six month notice period and still being paid. As far as I can tell he's still employed, he just knows he'll be fired later. So less unhealthy and the title is fairly misleading. I hope he isn't working too hard though
indigodaddy 1y ago
It was mentioned that by Danish law he has a right to a six month notice. Question is though if one “accepts” that right, are they now obligated to show up everyday as if nothing happened? Thinking not, because he seemed to be very laid back about if/when he decides to go to the office.
- cardanome 1y ago
  He is obligated to show up but in practice if he didn't want to work they couldn't really do anything. He could just call in sick or work very slowly, what are they gonna do, fire him? If he still has the laptop it means there is trust on both sides. Otherwise they would have revoked all his accesses and just exempted him from working to protect the company from possible harm. At least that is how it works in Germany but should be basically the same in Danish law. Getting laid off is really not so bad. Firing people is expensive, as it should be.
cardanome 1y ago
To be fair, he is still officially employed until November. Legally, he has to show up. It it just that often that people get excepted from working because the corporation does not trust them anymore and they don't want to risk anything. Or on the other side the employee calls in sick to avoid working. He got 6 months until the contract expires plus 3 extra months of pay as severance. Dude is pretty happy about being laid off, no hard feeling. It is really not that crazy to still answer some questions from time to time after being laid up, especially if the company is still paying you full time anyway. Not like he is putting in 60 hours a week, dude is enjoying early retirement with some side gigs. There is definitely a problem with people being being married to their job but this is just clickbait.

To clarify - based on reading further into the article he's on a six month notice period and still being paid. As far as I can tell he's still employed, he just knows he'll be fired later. So less unhealthy and the title is fairly misleading. I hope he isn't working too hard though

indigodaddy 1y ago

It was mentioned that by Danish law he has a right to a six month notice. Question is though if one “accepts” that right, are they now obligated to show up everyday as if nothing happened? Thinking not, because he seemed to be very laid back about if/when he decides to go to the office.

cardanome 1y ago
He is obligated to show up but in practice if he didn't want to work they couldn't really do anything. He could just call in sick or work very slowly, what are they gonna do, fire him? If he still has the laptop it means there is trust on both sides. Otherwise they would have revoked all his accesses and just exempted him from working to protect the company from possible harm. At least that is how it works in Germany but should be basically the same in Danish law. Getting laid off is really not so bad. Firing people is expensive, as it should be.

cardanome 1y ago

To be fair, he is still officially employed until November. Legally, he has to show up. It it just that often that people get excepted from working because the corporation does not trust them anymore and they don't want to risk anything. Or on the other side the employee calls in sick to avoid working. He got 6 months until the contract expires plus 3 extra months of pay as severance. Dude is pretty happy about being laid off, no hard feeling. It is really not that crazy to still answer some questions from time to time after being laid up, especially if the company is still paying you full time anyway. Not like he is putting in 60 hours a week, dude is enjoying early retirement with some side gigs. There is definitely a problem with people being being married to their job but this is just clickbait.