>It really depends where you work. one guy back then at Sun got into 3 layoffs over several years, each time getting as the severance - being a longtimer - a y

>It really depends where you work. one guy back then at Sun got into 3 layoffs over several years, each time getting as the severance - being a longtimer - a year worth of a very good Senior Staff salary and each time coming back to Sun in a few months (the requirement to repay pro-rated severance in case of being hired back had been already dropped by then :)