"Enabled by a softening labor market, employers seem quicker to fire workers these days for seemingly minor infractions. Little things companies used to let slide - like bending the rules on expense accounts, free food or meal credits - can now land workers on the unemployment line."
"When the job market was hot, employers were afraid of losing talent by being sticklers on seemingly minor rules. But now layoffs, cost cuts and the threat from AI have swung the balance of power back in employers' favor."
"Experts say cracking down on seemingly minor infractions is a way to reduce headcount without the negative publicity of layoffs and without having to pay out severance. As a bonus, it scares other workers into compliance."
"More importantly, they need to be able to trust their workers to use good judgment. At Meta, a source familiar with what happened said, only the most egregious offenders were let go."
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