Very good point. He didn't demand the termination, that was a power play by the ...

lostInTheWoods3 · on March 26, 2014

He didn't demand the termination

He didn't have to. And learning of the consequence, he didn't seem to care.

a power play by the heads of HR who seem to be the real bad guys here

Really? Blame the minions? They offered someone's head to save their own.

circlefavshape · on March 26, 2014

To me that's almost as sickening as the dismissal - the obsequiousness of the HR department