Glowing review. "Role being sunset." Same role posted three weeks later.

My end-of-year review said I was doing "exceptional work" and that I was being considered for promotion. Six weeks later I was in a layoff round. When I asked HR how to square those two things, I was told that "restructuring decisions are made at the org level and are separate from individual performance assessments." Three weeks after I left, my exact role appeared on Google's careers page. Same team. Same responsibilities. Slightly different title. I applied out of disbelief. I got an automated rejection. Two other people from my direct cohort had identical experiences — praised in review, cut in restructuring, role reposted. When I raised it before leaving, HR reminded me I had signed an NDA on day one. I'm not naming anyone. But what I'm describing happened, and the NDA and severance agreement are specifically designed so nobody can ever prove it.