I’m getting laid off in one hour due to merger, duplicity, redundancy etc etc.
What should I do?
What should I say?
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Be calm. The decision has already been made. If your boss is the one delivering the news (before handing off to HR) and they are any kind of human being, they are already suffering from having to carry out this decision that in all likelihood was not theirs. Do not sign anything then and there. At a minimum take it home and read it carefully. Ideally have it reviewed by an employment lawyer. Typically, it will be an agreement to provide you with severance (plus, in some cases, other benefits, like outplacement assistance) in return for you releasing them from liability and agreeing not to sue. So make sure, after you have reviewed the document, that the value exchange is an equitable one. Getting laid off sucks. It sucks real bad. But after today the worst part will be over. And it does get better.

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You are so kind to reply

I've had that call as well. Be calm. Take notes. Figure out what you can get. You can't change the decision but you can get the best possible package on the way out.

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I'm sorry, and make sure you get a fat severance package.

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