> that depends on severance package. Can't say for other industries, in tech we're exceptionally lucky - the packages are large, If only. What is this "package

> that depends on severance package. Can't say for other industries, in tech we're exceptionally lucky - the packages are large, If only. What is this "package" you speak of?! :-) I've been laid off a number of times, or had contracts end, sometimes abruptly, sometimes with ample notice, over the years. Every time, the severance was precisely 0. No exceptions, whether it was standard employment or a contract. Yes, I work in tech as a SWE. No, they were not ended for bad reasons. In every case the terms just evaluated to 0 or didn't have severance terms. I'm hopefully about to start a new job, and the terms on offer do not include any severance package no matter how long the service, but they are good in other ways. My previous job was the same. To be honest, because I've never received a severance package, it didn't occur to me to ask about it either of these times! It really depends where you work.