Yes, I'm arguing against you when you say that it is "exceptional", though I agree that it is "abhorrent".

> There are plenty of companies lead by grade A people that treat their employees well instead of heartlessly throwing them under the bus.

I agree. But I also think companies aren't static things, founders can't stay forever, management always turns over eventually. I believe companies that are permanently incapable of looking for loopholes to reduce staff at the lowest cost to themselves are vanishingly rare.

I don't think relying on companies to not do things they are incentivized to do, on the strength of their principles, is an ineffective strategy. But maybe I'm arguing against myself here; if publicizing this kind of behavior results in bad PR that actually breaks through into being a problem for a company, then that changes the incentives, which I do think is good.

So yeah, even though I don't think this is new or unusual behavior, shaming it nonetheless could potentially have a positive effect.