I worked at Google for -10 days

That sucks. I moved first, then started looking for a job, because I was afraid of this exact scenario. I am not Russian but I imagine that for Russians it is likely very difficult to immigrate into a western country without a job offer in the current geopolitical situation. Good luck.

The current SI job market definitely made me reconsider my previous approach of finding greener pastures every 2-3 years. Being the newest person in a company during mass layoffs would be butt-clenching. A good reminder to all of us that we are not special and good times don't last.

Sorry this happened to you. I’d obviously not your fault. I want to give general advice for people changing jobs in the future.

Don’t quit your first job until you’ve physically started your second job. Take sick leave. Take vacations. Just don’t show up if you have no other option.

This is particularly the case if your immigration status is dependent on employment but it applies generally.

Companies will not hesitate to get rid of you or rescind an offer based on market whims if nothing at all. It’s of no consequence to them. They’ll be fine if you just don’t show up. It is an asymmetrical relationship with a severe power imbalance.

I imagine for gargantuan companies with significant amount of pull for talent there is always a good pool of candidates in later stages of the hiring process to pick from.

I've heard several stories about companies rescinding offers in a timeframe where it's obvious the candidate would have already made irreversible decisions.

Funny thing is that the same HR people will tell their own stories about candidates backing out with huge eyerolls, distain, etc.

I suppose the more common it becomes, the less the "offer" process will mean in practice. Candidates will hedge their bets.

Edit: If it becomes really common, that will probably also destroy the "2 week notice" thing. Why out myself if I'm not 100% sure I have my new job?

>There’s no great solution to this apart from the economy and company doing well so that this doesn't happen.

Google is making 25% profit on massive revenues, they're easily in the 10 best performing companies in the US. There's not a good economic reason for them to do something like this.