>but was unable to advise him
Sorry but no, she was "unwilling to advise him" is what fits here, I don't care how many NDA's you have signed, saying to her employee "I have more information than you and I strongly encourage you to take the voluntary severance", takes seconds and can be perfectly done in a "safe" moment (as in, a moment when no one else can hear you).
We need solidarity between workers, we need to stop accepting rules set only to harm us and benefit the companies as something we cannot fight, often they are pretty easy to circumvent, but people like your friend have them so engrained that don't even realize how harmful those rules are and don't even try to fight them.
PS: And this is not me attacking your friend's character, I see her as a victim of brainwashing, not as a malicious actor, she can be a wonderful and caring person, but my post still stands.
Sorry but no, she was "unwilling to advise him" is what fits here, I don't care how many NDA's you have signed, saying to her employee "I have more information than you and I strongly encourage you to take the voluntary severance", takes seconds and can be perfectly done in a "safe" moment (as in, a moment when no one else can hear you).
We need solidarity between workers, we need to stop accepting rules set only to harm us and benefit the companies as something we cannot fight, often they are pretty easy to circumvent, but people like your friend have them so engrained that don't even realize how harmful those rules are and don't even try to fight them.
PS: And this is not me attacking your friend's character, I see her as a victim of brainwashing, not as a malicious actor, she can be a wonderful and caring person, but my post still stands.