Impersonal Email Layoffs Spotlight Dark Side Of Remote Work

Imagine you wake up in the morning, roll over in bed, and grab your smartphone. You’re checking your texts and email like you do every morning before starting your workday at your home office. Suddenly, you see an email in your personal email inbox with the subject title “Important Announcement.” It appears to come from an official email of the company where you work and informs you that you were laid off and need to set up an account for laid off employees.