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A layoff fundamentally changed how I perceive work

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1041 points mertbio | 1 comments | 27 Jan 25 08:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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shashanoid ◴[27 Jan 25 09:43 UTC] No.42839195[source]▶
Damn I was part of may the 4th lay off from Shopify. They locked me out instantly from my crucial immigration related document on my work laptop, and there was no help whatsoever. Very ugly. Still remember.
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2muchcoffeeman ◴[27 Jan 25 10:03 UTC] No.42839322[source]▶
Was it on your work laptop for a reason?

Good reminder, never mix work and personal. Or at the very least maybe use a cloud service or a thumb drive.

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Etheryte ◴[27 Jan 25 10:31 UTC] No.42839495[source]▶
In many countries, a number of visas are employer bound or sponsored, so there's a wide array of reasons why some relevant documents might live in the corporate sphere. Depending on policy, you might not be allowed to transfer it to a personal device. There are often many more documents to a visa than just the visa itself.
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1. 2muchcoffeeman ◴[28 Jan 25 02:00 UTC] No.42848094[source]▶
Even if it was a sponsorship, I find it strange that you can’t have copies of the immigration docs so that you can at least explain to immigration what’s going on. I’d imagine there is case number or something that you could keep?

Otherwise what happens? You can’t even explain or prove your current situation? Seems draconian.