How I negotiated my severance during a layoff

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@derek400004 11 ай бұрын

Personally I don't think it's a good idea to assume your manager is your best ally, because FWIW the layoff could've come from him/her - especially if your manager did not give you any hints about this coming soon. That said, severance is 100% negotiable and don't let anyone tell you otherwise - I've been in this position myself and managed to raise it from 4 weeks to almost 16.

@aey2579 10 ай бұрын

How did you negotiate

@derek400004 10 ай бұрын

@@aey2579 List your accomplishments, all the extra hours you worked, awards if any, strong performance reviews, no prior warnings if that is also true, so on.

@masha3365 9 ай бұрын

Hi Derek, how did you negotiate? Could you please share about your experience?

@Designalily 8 ай бұрын

If your manager doesn’t help you, it’s incredibly hard to get better severance package.

@derek400004 8 ай бұрын

In my case, my manager was the one who decided to fire me recently because I had filed a complaint against him some months ago, when he was not my manager (our orgs merged). I knew the worst was coming and so had prepped a long paper trail of top performance reviews, won some internal awards, and got great internal feedback from 9 people including those from other orgs. I also spoke with an employment lawyer and made it clear to the company what they did was considered potentially retaliation. My case may not apply to everyone, so best do your research and go in there armed with the biggest stick you can build for yourself.

@dpc316 8 ай бұрын

Great advice, thank you for shedding light on strategies after getting played off.

@MoonChildLife 8 ай бұрын

This is such a good video, thank you so much !

@brmhandle Ай бұрын

A lot of companies will tack on more severance just to avoid the headache. Married? Tack on another month of salary in lieu of COBRA payments and get on your spouse’s plan. Terminated at the end of the year? Delay your termination date so you can have a job (or at least to appear to) during hiring season. Over 40? 100% hire a lawyer and get ready for a big check.

@AsiaThinks Жыл бұрын

Can you share more details on how you approached asking your manager for help? You mentioned telling them that you signed a lease etc. Did you directly ask them to advocate for you in your negotiation?

@wendychan6195 Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@sutofana 29 күн бұрын

you are such an inspiring and a great woman

@JK-ni7gp Жыл бұрын

Good info

@Designalily Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope this helps :)

@vincentnnyc 9 ай бұрын

5:30...how is your mom able to prove that the company is eliminating her role to hire a new younger cheaper person? usually company are very discreet about this because like you said they can be sued for ageism. so i called bs on this story.