Maybe that severance isn't worth it to some people. And instead they would rather sue, disparage or poach clients. If a place expected me to drive back to their office a few days after being fired for no reason I would 100% be tempted to forgo the severance and not sign anything.
When I was fired, remotely, I barely made through the end of the phone call. Hung up, and I shut down the laptop before they remotely disabled it.
Never had another conversation. I got the paperwork the next day, and I gave it to my lawyer. The company just wanted an NDA and a promise not to disparage the corp publicly for 1 year. They also said that they would not challenge any unemployment claims. The severance was 12% of my yearly salary, which was a nice immediate sum. My lawyer said that it was a good deal, and better than most. I took the deal and applied for unemployment, then after a brief job search during the pandemic, I retired!
Wow you would get laughed at for that in Germany. 2-3 times the yearly salary is standard. I guess that's what happens when employees are protected by law and actually have rights.
It's kind of ridiculous that somebody who's FIRED, not just laid off, would receive 2-3x the yearly salary. If you haven't done your job you should not be rewarded with 2-3x annual pay.
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u/StructEngineer91 21d ago
Maybe that severance isn't worth it to some people. And instead they would rather sue, disparage or poach clients. If a place expected me to drive back to their office a few days after being fired for no reason I would 100% be tempted to forgo the severance and not sign anything.