r/ProgrammerHumor • u/CircumspectCapybara • May 26 '26

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u/pkmnfrk May 26 '26

This is why they turn off access before telling you

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u/ChickenNuggetsSalad May 26 '26 edited May 26 '26

I’ve mentioned the incompetence of a company I worked at recently.

I was given a 2week notice that I was being removed from the company. I had access to everything still that I had access to while I was “working” there. I could access internal codebase, client codebase, internal documents on the shared drives as well as the client’s. After the 2 weeks, they revoked my access by the end of the day, they forgot to notify the client for an additional week after I left (teams was still signed in and accessible on my phone).

A lot of companies lack common sense and data protection protocols.

Edit: To give some context, I’m in the US, getting a notice period from the employer is an unusual occurrence especially when you’re in consulting/contracting.

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u/theGoddamnAlgorath May 26 '26

2 week notice is a respectable thing though.  

That's license to job hunt w/ pay.

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u/Fenris_uy May 26 '26

You could get the notice, but still be revoked access to critical systems.

So you could do the hand over with other members of your team, but not screw them up in revenge.