Most people were saying here that corporations - as though they are all equivalent and substitutable - would lay you off without hesitation as a way to defend p

Most people were saying here that corporations - as though they are all equivalent and substitutable - would lay you off without hesitation as a way to defend people abandoning jobs (or "ghost" if you want) and that was why I framed my comment in that way. Let's be clear, you don't know how a company will lay you off until they do, and then it's too late to consider the terms of your resignation (of course). However, if I worked for a company that did a round of layoffs that didn't include me and they gave less than 4 weeks of severance to the most junior person there then I would start looking for a new job. I'd give 2 weeks when I quit. If a company laid me off without severance, and subsequent dire circumstances required me to take me a job there again, I'd still give 2 weeks notice if I resigned. The question of whether they "deserve" it is not meaningful, it's a question of how I choose to act. Someone elsewhere mentioned legal issues, fear of safety, or gross breach of trust (not getting paid). I'm talking about normal circumstances, not exceptional ones.