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In early 2009, he says…

A very strong employee was getting laid off. She was a non-manager, a hard worker and employed in a key area of future growth for the company. But her department had to be trimmed like all others and she drew a short straw—despite sincere effort by her direct supervisor.
She was let go a day before her long-scheduled vacation without severance and without a face-to-face from the VP who made the decision.