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Re:Coinbase lays off around 1,100 employees by kajecounterhack on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @03:40PM (#31744930)
> Some companies/managers actually do care about you, and it seems like Coinbase is roughly in that court.

Do they really tho? They rescinded offers to many foreign students on OPT visas who had turned down Ph.D programs and such, putting them in a pickle. And they did it over email.

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Re:Coinbase lays off around 1,100 employees by notyourwork on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @04:11PM (#31745390)
At-will employment is "at will" of both parties.
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Re:Coinbase lays off around 1,100 employees by kajecounterhack on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @06:10PM (#31746667)
In case it wasn't obvious, there are social contracts between folks that are established outside of the written contract. Things like, "you should try to give 2 weeks notice when possible" and "you should not hire and change your mind in a matter of months, before the person has worked for you, but after they had already turned down other hard-won options."

Folks who violate social contract are called assholes. You don't go to jail for being an asshole but some folks won't want to work with you and that's okay.

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Re:Coinbase lays off around 1,100 employees by ceejayoz on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @07:55PM (#31747526)
What's legal and what's ethical aren't always the same thing.
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