Some (most? all?) states consider a major unilateral change in work location to be constructive dismissal. That's not a termination for cause- especially not misconduct (which is the level of cause that is disqualifying in my state).

Why was that "didn't seem to really do anything ever" cohort retained before and during COVID? Could you not identify them? Maybe you need to refine your metrics to something that promotes accountability for work product instead of ass-to-seat contact time.

If someone wants to sell their own info to a Chinese, Russian, US, Canadian or any other company for a bit of scratch, why not?

It's not like the US gov't does anything effective to keep the information they collect on us (including biometric, biographical, and medical history data) secure from Chinese and/or Russian hackers or take any real accountability/responsibility for handing over that information on a silver platter to the (other) bad guys, beyond maybe an "oops, sorry, our bad:."

Yes, the gov't of Kenya collects and stores biometric and biographical data for their national ID card, which is mandatory for all citizens and permanent residents over the age of 18.

Only we can do that to our people!

If it can truly consume waste (as mentioned in the article about the alternative yeast from UBath) instead of sugars, then it potentially can be much better than breakeven.