← Back to context Comment by nisegami 18 hours ago Is there any reason not to take the buyout? 15 comments nisegami Reply paxy 18 hours ago The fact that you will be jobless in this economy. Grombobulous 17 hours ago I can’t think of many companies that would be better to work for than Microsoft in terms of compensation. eschneider 18 hours ago In this sort of situation, always take the first offer. Subsequent offers are always worse. pipes 18 hours ago Yes, but you don't know if you'll be laid off. The subsequent offer may well be "you get to keep your job". swiftcoder 17 hours ago if you are one of the ones who is valued enough to keep their job, you are strong enough to go get hired at another FAANG. Do you actually still want to be there after the bloodbath that the follow-up round of layoffs causes? 2 replies → ipaddr 17 hours ago It's 9 months. They probably won't do layoffs again for 6 months and you will get a package then for more than 3 months. Makes sense to hang on. triceratops 16 hours ago If you choose to hang on you have to work for 6 months. Havoc 18 hours ago Traditional if you know you’re a shitty employee that can’t find a new job you stay.Voluntary packages tend to be accepted by the strongest employeesIt’s a shitty deal for companies but shareholders love cost cutting rayiner 18 hours ago Yeah, this is the dumbest thing you can do. It's a message to the strongest people to leave on their own terms. paulpauper 15 hours ago no job? 0gs 17 hours ago if you prefer being fired!
Grombobulous 17 hours ago I can’t think of many companies that would be better to work for than Microsoft in terms of compensation.
eschneider 18 hours ago In this sort of situation, always take the first offer. Subsequent offers are always worse. pipes 18 hours ago Yes, but you don't know if you'll be laid off. The subsequent offer may well be "you get to keep your job". swiftcoder 17 hours ago if you are one of the ones who is valued enough to keep their job, you are strong enough to go get hired at another FAANG. Do you actually still want to be there after the bloodbath that the follow-up round of layoffs causes? 2 replies →
pipes 18 hours ago Yes, but you don't know if you'll be laid off. The subsequent offer may well be "you get to keep your job". swiftcoder 17 hours ago if you are one of the ones who is valued enough to keep their job, you are strong enough to go get hired at another FAANG. Do you actually still want to be there after the bloodbath that the follow-up round of layoffs causes? 2 replies →
swiftcoder 17 hours ago if you are one of the ones who is valued enough to keep their job, you are strong enough to go get hired at another FAANG. Do you actually still want to be there after the bloodbath that the follow-up round of layoffs causes? 2 replies →
ipaddr 17 hours ago It's 9 months. They probably won't do layoffs again for 6 months and you will get a package then for more than 3 months. Makes sense to hang on. triceratops 16 hours ago If you choose to hang on you have to work for 6 months.
Havoc 18 hours ago Traditional if you know you’re a shitty employee that can’t find a new job you stay.Voluntary packages tend to be accepted by the strongest employeesIt’s a shitty deal for companies but shareholders love cost cutting rayiner 18 hours ago Yeah, this is the dumbest thing you can do. It's a message to the strongest people to leave on their own terms.
rayiner 18 hours ago Yeah, this is the dumbest thing you can do. It's a message to the strongest people to leave on their own terms.
The fact that you will be jobless in this economy.
I can’t think of many companies that would be better to work for than Microsoft in terms of compensation.
In this sort of situation, always take the first offer. Subsequent offers are always worse.
Yes, but you don't know if you'll be laid off. The subsequent offer may well be "you get to keep your job".
if you are one of the ones who is valued enough to keep their job, you are strong enough to go get hired at another FAANG. Do you actually still want to be there after the bloodbath that the follow-up round of layoffs causes?
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It's 9 months. They probably won't do layoffs again for 6 months and you will get a package then for more than 3 months. Makes sense to hang on.
If you choose to hang on you have to work for 6 months.
Traditional if you know you’re a shitty employee that can’t find a new job you stay.
Voluntary packages tend to be accepted by the strongest employees
It’s a shitty deal for companies but shareholders love cost cutting
Yeah, this is the dumbest thing you can do. It's a message to the strongest people to leave on their own terms.
no job?
if you prefer being fired!