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- A laid-off Google employee saw a co-worker scan his badge to get into the NYC office but the reader kept turning red.
- He saw his confused co-worker walk past the reception only to get blocked and escorted out by security.
- A Chicago team midway through an off-site realized two colleagues were laid off when they couldn't badge-in with the group.
Google employees were notified early Friday morning by email that they'd been laid off — but if they didn't check their inbox before commuting to work, they were in for a tough surprise.