And one company in four has fired an employee over what the surveillance turned up.

He said the company had also fired a few who in retrospect could have been managed better.

No company can fire on all eight cylinders at once.

The company fired five people who supported his union's organizing efforts, he said.

My company fired a critical senior person on a project I was assigned to.

When a company fires thousands of people, what happens to the community?

The company had just hired and fired two presidents, though, so the pressure was on.

A new law essentially allows companies to fire workers under 26 within the first two years of employment with little notice.

Since November, the company has fired hundreds of workers around the world, a dozen former employees said.

Finally the company saw the light and fired the advertising agency.