Meta fires a software engineer two days after he relocated from India to Canada

Re:Meta fires a software engineer two days after he relocate... by londons_explore on Monday November 14, 2022 @06:44AM (#33592713)

Simple solution: Only agree to relocate if your contract guarantees you employment for at least X months... Or a termination payment of Y dollars if employment lasts less than X months.

Anyone who moves across the world for an employer without getting a term like that in writing simply is naive - and we shouldn't offer them sympathy after the fact. It's like someone having their house flooded when they deliberately decided not to get flood insurance... Like, you knew the risk you were taking on...

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Re:Meta fires a software engineer two days after he relocate... by oblio on Monday November 14, 2022 @07:39AM (#33593114)

Have you tried that? Has it ever worked? How many people do you know that have done that? 1%? 5%? 10%?

What you're saying is fantasy land except for executives.

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Re:Meta fires a software engineer two days after he relocate... by londons_explore on Monday November 14, 2022 @07:46AM (#33593194)

If enough engineers started demanding it, it wouldn't be fantasy land...

I have negotiated changes to my employment contract at every job I've ever worked, big and small companies, so it is very possible. Usually just crossing out a clause or editing a number is pretty straightforward and doesn't require approvals too high up the management chain.

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