Yeah, we say that but I've never seen, or even heard of it, being used that way literally. When I was with $LARGE_TELECOM for 5+ yrs it was at-will but warnings

Yeah, we say that but I've never seen, or even heard of it, being used that way literally. When I was with $LARGE_TELECOM for 5+ yrs it was at-will but warnings+paperwork had to be done to justify firing someone. Or it had to be in a wave of layoffs. Definitely not: "We just got a new coffee machine in the lobby. It's great. How was your weekend Bob? That's nice. Oh by the way, did you get the news? You're fired. Extra cardboard boxes are by the printer. You don't work here anymore so don't touch the last bit of coffee; Susan's got a string of meetings this morning and hasn't had a chance to get a cup yet."