Well, you don't know the exact circumstances. Maybe there's no money in the bank and they couldn't raise more investment and they did the best they could to str

Well, you don't know the exact circumstances. Maybe there's no money in the bank and they couldn't raise more investment and they did the best they could to stretch it out to the New Year? Or maybe they're giving everyone 3 months severance in which case, it might not be so bad to get a Christmas gift of pay without work.