More companies announcing layoffs. If you were a CEO with a heart, what would you offer as severance? I think most of the severance offered is too low.

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I was with a telecom company for nearly 28 years. My severance package was 2 weeks pay. They eliminated my positions as they put it. Ridiculous slap in the face.

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That's terrible. I'm sorry you went through that.

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what’s not too low to you?

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2 weeks for each year worked

My last day is coming up due to a layoff. I asked about severance and was told 'we aren't offering one, we are considering the next 2 months tour package ' Um, excuse me? So I can just clock in/out and spend my day looking for my next job right? I feel bad for those that have put 30+ years in and we're told that.
My previous job gave us up to 17 weeks if we were hourly, salaried people got a week per year with no cap AND they helped Management find a new job!

In this market 10-12 weeks would be nice since it would take about that long at a minimum for most people to find a new job, but I doubt many companies would pay that much severance.

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