So I was laid off last week. I sent out an email to the delivery list provided for Q&A and negotiation around the Terms of Termination. It’s been a week and they haven’t responded to my email ! I only have until next week to accept the T&C to be eligible for a lump sum severance pay out. I’ve tried to follow up on email ( which is the only point of contact provided in the termination letter ) but no response yet. I’m sure they are not responding so in the end when I’m out of time I’ll just accept the terms they mentioned at first, and they won’t have to do anything. How can I fight back with the clock ticking ? Should I forward the negotiation email to my Manager ? or my Manager’s Manager ( who broke the “You’re getting laid off “ news to me ) ?
You’re not in a position of strength so they don’t have to negotiate. You can reject the terms and try your luck with the legal system. Unless you have an egregious violation, the approach is rarely successful. Kinda sucks, but that’s the system we have
You can’t just negotiate on the terms of your Lay-off. It’s a take it or leave it severance
Do you have any lever to negotiate?
Nope ... I wasn’t fired so can’t say discrimination
In order to not face a tax penalty a company must follow strict rules in order to claim they are performing a layoff. https://definitions.uslegal.com/l/layoff/ If you feel they are in violation and you can prove it then lawyer up. I got more money out of a company because they laid me off right before I went on pre approved paid leave. If you don't have something like that. Take what they give you and move on.
Ex-TC and lump sum or GTFO? Always wondered how much they gave in these situations. Is it like 3 months salary? 4?
And now you’ll never know ... Ps - next time ask nicely ...
'TC or GTFO' is the language of Blind. ..so TC, or GTFO.
You are very naive
Pro tip here.
3. File it away and pay nothing. What do you have to lose? The severance pay.
If you have a shred of leverage you should lawyer up or ask for more! companies have insurance against this and will happy to settle out of court
Yeah, unless you have any leverage, such as (HONEST) race, gender or other work issues (or money to burn), there is nothing to discuss, just accept and move-on.
Sorry this happened to you OP - I’ve been there and it sucks. One thing you can do while you’re waiting is researching what your rights are in your state under these circumstances - Nolo.com has lots of legal articles and resources. You can see if you can dig up your original hiring paperwork also, and see what NDA commitment you did or didn’t make. You won’t have much to negotiate in terms of $ but you can at least be prepared to push back on anything unfair or improper.
Lawyer up
And lose more money in paying the lawyers and then losing whatever law suit I file cause in the real world David losses and Goliath wins always ....
And this is exactly why they don’t need to negotiate. They have done the same math you have.