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I forgot to mention: the company that fired me did offer a severance package, though if I'd accepted it, I would have needed to agree to never talk about the ci
by buffington 5y ago
I forgot to mention: the company that fired me did offer a severance package, though if I'd accepted it, I would have needed to agree to never talk about the circumstances of my leaving the company.
It was worth every penny I didn't get by telling them I wouldn't sign the severance agreement.
- _moof 5y agoMy favorite term in these agreements is the one forbidding you from even mentioning the existence of the agreement.
- munk-a 5y agoIf you've never signed an NDA that prevents you from speaking about the parties involved in another NDA you haven't lived!
- TeMPOraL 5y agoHow does this work? Can an NDA prohibit you from talking about itself, or does it have to be structured in a cycle, with one NDA protecting "future NDA", and the next NDA protecting "the last NDA"?
- munk-a 5y agoThere is always an NDA you can talk about - but that NDA could consist solely of the contents "All agreements signed while employed with so-and-so are confidential" - which restricts even your ability to discuss the parties of other NDAs.
- _moof 5y agoThe one I've seen prohibited talking about itself, except with a lawyer.
- qzw 5y agoInteresting experiences, but without the names of the companies (or at least what they rhyme with), what can we actually learn from your story? There’s a shit company and a great company out there, and good for you for ending up at the good one. But this just reads like a form of humble brag.
- buffington 5y agoKnowing the name of the first company doesn't help make my point that lawyers may advise you that you can't win a fight with a crappy company. I considered naming my current company but didn't want to be called out for promoting it. If that comes across as a humble brag to you, I can live with that.
- throwaway675309 5y agoI don't even know what that means when you say called out for promoting it, good companies deserve name recognition - your unwillingness to name at least the current company is disappointing.
- ipaddr 5y agoYou didn't name them. You could have shared and accepted.
- buffington 5y agoCorrect. I didn't name them. I'm not sure what "shared and accepted" means. Mostly the "accepted" part.
- ipaddr 5y agoThe buyout offer
- buffington 5y agoI think you mean severance agreement. Had I talked about how I was fired, I wouldn't have seen a severance agreement from that company. If I'm misinterpreting what you're trying to say I'd encourage you to make it easy for me to understand.