A Microsoft Employee From Abroad Questions US Job Security Norms. 'How Can You Live Comfortably Knowing You Can Be Fired At Any Time?'
A Reddit thread posted on the r/jobs forum has sparked a surge of frustration, empathy and truth-telling about the harsh reality of “at-will” employment in the U.S. It started with a straightforward question from a person, an employee based outside the U.S., reacting to news of sudden layoffs at Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT): “How can you live comfortably knowing that you can be fired at any time and for any reason?” they asked. “[In] the country where I'm based, you have to give a valid reason to fir