Severance Packages

Comments focus on severance pay in employee terminations, debating conditions for receiving it (e.g., firing vs. quitting), attached clauses like NDAs, and company strategies to avoid payouts.

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thayne Sep 21, 2025 View on HN

From the article it sounds like it was a condition of a severance package.

afavour Nov 4, 2022 View on HN

Because you'll get severance if they fire you.

darkerside Jun 3, 2022 View on HN

They say they are giving severance, so I wouldn't be so quick to judge.

SR2Z Aug 8, 2024 View on HN

Severance is a "we'll pay you to leave quietly" deal, not an entitlement. If the company plans to be continually laying people off (kind of a stupid idea because it makes your other employees nervous) they can find other ways to ensure silence from their victims.

plorkyeran May 18, 2015 View on HN

Six months of severance is no upside to the employee?

saagarjha Oct 29, 2022 View on HN

How does this secure you a severance payment?

hajile Feb 9, 2023 View on HN

Sounds like they didn't get a severance agreement.

rolltiide Oct 3, 2019 View on HN

sucks you can't take the severance though. its usually a don't sue us card

giantg2 Mar 22, 2022 View on HN

It sounds like being fired with severance is exactly what they want. Maybe better to let them leave on their own.

unobatbayar Oct 2, 2021 View on HN

Does this mean their contracts had no mention of severance pay? How is it possible to not compensate when it's not the employees' decision to leave the company?