HR has handled this so poorly. Case in point: an emploee on leave to bury a parent laid off while sitting at the funeral home (yes, said employee asked to reschedule the meeting and told HR why), an employee promoted 3 weeks before has their job eliminated (this planning was well underway when they promoted this person!), an employee who offers to relocate at personal expense to the collocation office and is told if they do, they’ll need to reapply for their job anyways (high performing, well rewarded employee). These are 3 of any number of stories like this. The employees deserved better.
For those who are unaware of these stories, @Y5SrKGz-2wux gave a good picture of the way this was handled.