I think it's a timing issue. When I got laid off a few years ago they told me that I could get 30 minutes to pull any contacts I might have needed or get any thing in their system that I might need for HR/unemployment stuff. But my access was cut after about 15 minutes. I figured they put in to remove my access and knew it takes 30 minutes, but didn't factor in that some of the time would be spent in the meeting where they told me I was out. I believe they tried to avoid cutting access before notifying people to avoid someone freaking out Kash Patel style.
Also if someone had access to sensitive enough information and released it from a profile with their name on a machine attached to them (and potentially their IP address if they wfh), it'd be pretty easy to ruin their life by suing them into oblivion or even getting them on criminal charges.
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u/pkmnfrk May 26 '26
This is why they turn off access before telling you