That's surprising. At places I've worked, when people get fired it is immediate (access cut off to accounts while the employee is getting the news). I've seen s

That's surprising. At places I've worked, when people get fired it is immediate (access cut off to accounts while the employee is getting the news). I've seen severance conditional on not filing for unemployment (2 weeks to 1 month pay) as well. I worked a lot of service jobs before getting into more professional fields. No one ever got severance/extra pay. I'm sure it depends on the sector the employer is in and the size of the employer, though as you said they are all customs, but traditional implies predominant, and while I hope that is the case, it hasn't been my experience.