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As far as I know you cannot negotiate severance. Generally, it’s something created by HR with no wiggle room. It doesn’t hurt to try but I think you won’t succeed. You might have better luck if you try with an employment lawyer but they are very expensive.
I was recently laid off and negotiated my severance. It wasnt much. Two weeks additional pay and one month additional health insurance. I first asked my boss if there was any room to negotiate severance. He referred me to HR and I just asked. I said "Ive been researching and it looks like 2 weeks for every year of employment is pretty standard. Given my time here and my age Im anticipating securing new work is going to be slow. Is there any room for negotiating this up? HR came back the next day with the new terms. The additional severance wasnt great but if I saw that in cash lying on the ground you can bet Id pick it up. I was very nice when asking and told them I had always envisioned retiring from there and I tried to make them feel a little guilty.