Just Got Laid Off? Here is the First Thing You Need to Do
It seems counterintuitive, but you have nothing to lose by trying to negotiate your severance.
I was impacted in November 2023. By impact, I mean laid off.
Impacted is the latest corporate euphemism to help everyone feel better about the precariousness we all face. Is it just me, or does it seem like everyone is getting “impacted” by layoffs these days?
Unlike the before-times, these days, many of us are laid off via Zoom in a meeting with strangers (I see you, Brittany) or in a huge group in an impersonal webinar. Some of us just get locked out of our computers and eventually find out through another channel that we have been axed.
There is a constellation of reasons why this happening and it has created a division between employers and the employed due to a lack of accountability and the loss of trust.
Since the mass layoffs began over a year ago, the topic of negotiating severance before accepting a job offer has become a hot topic. As the market for high-quality jobs declines, this option feels implausible to many…
