Folks who have done a voluntary layoff: what was your severance package and how did you negotiate it?

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Imagine you’re planning on leaving. Maybe you’re thinking of freelancing, or maybe you’ve been interviewing and have an offer. You haven’t resigned yet. Suddenly, you lose a big client and everyone knows layoffs are coming. Instead of resigning next week after layoffs, you make a strategic decision to “put your hand up.” You did not do this to save jobs. (Though that’s what you’ll tell everyone.) You did it because you could use $1000+ in severance. (Plus, leaving right after kids get laid off would make you look like a dick.)

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@SAD1 The latter.

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Did not know this existed?

What’s a voluntary layoff? Is that not just quitting? Or is it offering to be let go when there’s a round of layoffs since you were going to quit anyway?

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