Yep. I've never been fired or layed off before (thank goodness) but I found it unusual that they fired him in the middle of a meeting and the "screen went blank." That seems a little dramatic.
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This is quite common in tech. There have been a number of situations where a person has been fired, but retained their access credentials, and did post-firing damage to production systems. It's not beyond the realm of belief that a corp would install an agent that would allow immediate remote power off for a terminated employee.
It would be extraordinarily negligent if the corporation didn’t have something like this implemented.
The information held by Twitter could place the physical safety of thousands of people at risk. It could place millions of people into other concerning situations, such as ostracism, bullying, and legal quagmires. Whether a fired employee loses access to internal systems at 2PM or 5PM is utterly irrelevant by comparison.
Getting laid off sucks in the moment. One time I was laid off with 2 hours’ notice and no severance. You pick yourself up and move on.