I did not say it’s a right. If it was, we’d be talking about this in court, not in HN comments.
What I said was that it hurts you if you get fired and thus it hurts your family. There is a lot of research on the negative effects of layoffs on those who are laid off. Also, not everyone is affected in the same way. For example, a US citizen or someone on a green card will need to find a new job. But someone on an H-1B is legally tied to the company that employs them. They cannot just switch jobs. But if they’re fired, they must uproot their lives, cut social ties, leave the country, and find a new job in a completely different economy.
Sure, an employer has the right to fire its employees. But by firing them, the employer also has a causal effect on their well-being. And the employees are in their right minds to protest that.
What I said was that it hurts you if you get fired and thus it hurts your family. There is a lot of research on the negative effects of layoffs on those who are laid off. Also, not everyone is affected in the same way. For example, a US citizen or someone on a green card will need to find a new job. But someone on an H-1B is legally tied to the company that employs them. They cannot just switch jobs. But if they’re fired, they must uproot their lives, cut social ties, leave the country, and find a new job in a completely different economy.
Sure, an employer has the right to fire its employees. But by firing them, the employer also has a causal effect on their well-being. And the employees are in their right minds to protest that.