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1. nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 06:55:59 JST nixCraft 🐧

   Question: The process of layoffs always seems so rushed and chaotic. But, if you’re laid off from a dev or IT job, can you negotiate your severance package? Any tips? Is it possible?

   • GoatsLive (goatslive@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 07:32:21 JST GoatsLive

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     @nixCraft That's stuff I would negotiate at hire, not fire!

   • robert (robert42@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 07:40:18 JST robert

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     @nixCraft You could try, but in most states in the US at least, you don't really have any leverage in a layoff. They often aren't required to give you anything. The severance is just to make you go quietly and without legal challenges. But they know that legal challenges also unlikely for most individuals and one individual disparaging them isn't a big deal if the other employees get in line, so it's usually a best and final offer, unfortunately.

   • Rthaar (rthaar@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 09:55:35 JST Rthaar

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     @nixCraft depends on the country where you live i guess. In NL it is possible anyway

   • Egee (egeexyz@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 19-Dec-2023 11:01:55 JST Egee

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     @nixCraft You can always try but remember they have no reason to pay you.

     When I asked for severance, the HR Director said "we won't contest your unemployment claim". And they didn't so I guess there's that.

   • InnerAlien (inneralien@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Dec-2023 00:21:06 JST InnerAlien

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     @nixCraft A (former) friend told me it will cost a company in the US around $50k to litigate if a laid off employee sues. So generally companies are willing to pay out some portion of that directly if pressed.