Reminder: The world has a bad case of pandemic. The reason for layoffs is the extreme measures society has been taking to avoid unnecessary face-to-face interactions. One thing that would piss me off more than being fired is catching a disease from the person firing me.
I've been an employer for 20 years. They come and go and quite right too. I encourage my troops that if they are looking elsewhere then we'll give them time off for interviews and assistance in how to interview effectively. I really am not joking. If you think you own someone completely then your name is Satan! I just want a decent day of work out of you, when you want to work for me. If you no longer want to work for me then I want to get rid of you as efficiently and as fairly as possible ...