A Google recruiter says he discovered he'd lost his job after a call with one of his candidates suddenly disconnected

• A Google recruiter said he learned he'd lost his job after a call with one of his candidates disconnected.
• Dan Lanigan-Ryan said he was gradually locked out of company systems "and then that was it."
• Laid-off Google staff have criticized the abrupt and impersonal manner in which they were terminated.

A Google recruiter said he discovered he'd lost his job after a call with one of his candidates suddenly disconnected.

Dan Lanigan-Ryan told Insider he tried to access an internal company website during the call Friday but couldn't. Other members of his team reported similar problems and his manager put it down to tech issues, he said.