My company did layoffs right before a company-wide kickoff meeting. I noticed something was wacky when people would pop into the meeting channel and ask why their hotel reservations were't confirmed and would get no satisfactory answer. Turns out the company was planning layoffs for the Friday before everyone travelled for this meeting! They let people make travel plans, arrange child care, do all the things people do for travel just to lay them off right before the trip.

I was not laid off, but the experience hit me hard. I've seen a lot of really crummy behavior in my career, but that really did it for me. I am sure to stop working at 5PM every day now. I will never give an employer extra after experiencing that.