Spanky
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
A friend of mine left Boston Scientific right before the company announced a major layoff. They are cutting 500 - 600 R&D jobs (out of approximately 1,800). Initially he was glad but then started to have doubts about his departure when he later learned that the company is offering a severance pay up to 1 year plus 5% bonus. A large number of workers is volunteering for the layoff. He thinks that he could have received the attractive severance package had he stayed a little longer.