A professional services company I worked for once did a massive layoff by calling everyone in our office at home on Thursday night and telling us to stay home Friday and wait for an envelope to be delivered via FedEx. If you were fired, you got info on severance. If you still had a job, you got info on next year's health plan options.
Of course, some employees missed the phone call and showed up at work only to be locked out. I was 2000 miles away visiting my in-laws. I called in multiple times Friday morning trying to find out if I had a job to return to on Monday. Each time, it became harder and harder to find a manager who was still "with the company". I ultimately survived but that was not the most relaxing of vacations.
Of course, some employees missed the phone call and showed up at work only to be locked out. I was 2000 miles away visiting my in-laws. I called in multiple times Friday morning trying to find out if I had a job to return to on Monday. Each time, it became harder and harder to find a manager who was still "with the company". I ultimately survived but that was not the most relaxing of vacations.