I'm not sure about the severance, you would certainly need to negotiate that. I did know a person who offered to take the layoff even though they were not slate

I'm not sure about the severance, you would certainly need to negotiate that. I did know a person who offered to take the layoff even though they were not slated to, and it worked out fine for them. They got the layoff severance, COBRA, etc. that you would normally not get if you quit. But it would be different in each situation.