Looking for advice/opinions on severance. What kind of severance should be expected at a senior (SVP) level with 10+ years at an agency?

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Depends on the agency and the country. Some have it written in your letter of offer / at-will agreement.

For example it’s common to get a week for every year you worked there, plus any unused vacation days that are accumulated from that same calendar year. If you’ve been there less than a year, they often give you two weeks pay.

If you’re C-Suite, it could be 6 months to a year of severance. But that would be pre-negotiated.


In Europe it’s much more generous as there are more employment laws protecting you.

IPG two weeks first year, one week for every year free that.

Leo Burnetts was two weeks for every year employed. But many agencies are giving a lot more severance these days knowing the Kinsey for new jobs out here

Can confirm two weeks for every year at Leo.

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