Comment by canucker2016

1 month ago

from NY Post, https://nypost.com/2025/12/27/us-news/nyc-woman-driven-to-su...

  But on Sept. 13, 2024, she attempted suicide again with the same lethal drug “citing the shame she felt at being fired by MongoDB,”  according to the lawsuit.

  Surman apparently regretted the decision and called 911 herself — but died on the way to the hospital.

  Mongo later backtracked on an offer to retrieve Annie’s life insurance policy for the family, who believe the company fired Annie right before a mass layoff to avoid paying her severance, according to the suit.

MongoDB's behaviour just seems more and more callous...

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knowitnone3  1 month ago

"right before a mass layoff to avoid paying her severance" if that was the case, wouldn't they have done that for everybody in order to avoid severance pay? Also , according to the Labor Board, "There is no requirement in the FLSA for severance pay. Severance pay is a matter of agreement between an employer and an employee (or the employee's representative)." So if they didn't want to pay a severance, they didn't have to. Her parents failed her more than anybody and they are only trying to turn her into a paycheck.