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Clickbait. The author was offered a standard severance package when he was terminated. Nearly all severance packages ask for non-disparagement. Severance helps

Clickbait. The author was offered a standard severance package when he was terminated. Nearly all severance packages ask for non-disparagement. Severance helps people make the transition to their next job, but it also serves the company by preventing you from suing for wrongful termination or saying bad things about the company.

pydry 4y ago
>Nearly all severance packages ask for non-disparagement. Ive seen ones that do and ones that dont. For the ones that do they all had a very good reason to want it.
legohead 4y ago
My conclusion after reading: $16,000 blog post
KennyBlanken 4y ago
@dang, this person is right. The title is clickbait; the author wasn't offered hush money to not report or blog about something. They were offered money for signing a severance agreement with NDA: > What did surprise me was the offer BCG made to me as I was on the way out the door. In exchange for me signing an agreement, BCG would give me the rough equivalent of $16,000 in UAE dirhams. Much of it looked boilerplate, like any common compromise agreement used in Europe — in return for some money, I would stipulate that I hadn’t been discriminated against on the basis of race or gender, etc. > But the rest was very clearly a non-disclosure agreement Also, maybe everyone at MIT knows who "BCG" is, but nobody outside MIT does, that's for sure.
- quadrifoliate 4y ago
  You are omitting the sentences immediately afterwards. "Non disclosure agreement" is just a word, the provisions are what are important. > Not only did it bar me from making any disparaging comments about BCG or my work experience, but I wouldn’t even be allowed to reveal the existence of the non-disclosure agreement itself. I concede that the title is a bit sensationalist, but it is essentially accurate. BCG did offer the author $16k to not write anything about them, including this story. > Also, maybe everyone at MIT knows who "BCG" is, but nobody outside MIT does, that's for sure. I am not at MIT or even loosely affiliated with MIT. I know that BCG stands for Boston Consulting Group in the context of consulting. Also, it's kind of like IBM, you don't really need to know that it stands for International Business Machines, that cluster of initials has an identity all by itself in a certain context.
- skinnymuch 4y ago
  BCG is one of the big three firms. Just like the big four accounting firms, they aren’t known to the average person. That goes for just about every company outside the top brand names. In the context of the [business] world, BCG is known enough imo.
- tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
  > the author wasn't offered hush money Just because the hush money is a standardized agreement doesn't mean it isn't hush money.
phendrenad2 4y ago
These clauses are indeed very standard boilerplate. I don't think people take them very seriously, although maybe they should.

pydry 4y ago

>Nearly all severance packages ask for non-disparagement. Ive seen ones that do and ones that dont. For the ones that do they all had a very good reason to want it.

legohead 4y ago

My conclusion after reading: $16,000 blog post

KennyBlanken 4y ago

@dang, this person is right. The title is clickbait; the author wasn't offered hush money to not report or blog about something. They were offered money for signing a severance agreement with NDA: > What did surprise me was the offer BCG made to me as I was on the way out the door. In exchange for me signing an agreement, BCG would give me the rough equivalent of $16,000 in UAE dirhams. Much of it looked boilerplate, like any common compromise agreement used in Europe — in return for some money, I would stipulate that I hadn’t been discriminated against on the basis of race or gender, etc. > But the rest was very clearly a non-disclosure agreement Also, maybe everyone at MIT knows who "BCG" is, but nobody outside MIT does, that's for sure.

quadrifoliate 4y ago
You are omitting the sentences immediately afterwards. "Non disclosure agreement" is just a word, the provisions are what are important. > Not only did it bar me from making any disparaging comments about BCG or my work experience, but I wouldn’t even be allowed to reveal the existence of the non-disclosure agreement itself. I concede that the title is a bit sensationalist, but it is essentially accurate. BCG did offer the author $16k to not write anything about them, including this story. > Also, maybe everyone at MIT knows who "BCG" is, but nobody outside MIT does, that's for sure. I am not at MIT or even loosely affiliated with MIT. I know that BCG stands for Boston Consulting Group in the context of consulting. Also, it's kind of like IBM, you don't really need to know that it stands for International Business Machines, that cluster of initials has an identity all by itself in a certain context.
skinnymuch 4y ago
BCG is one of the big three firms. Just like the big four accounting firms, they aren’t known to the average person. That goes for just about every company outside the top brand names. In the context of the [business] world, BCG is known enough imo.
tgsovlerkhgsel 4y ago
> the author wasn't offered hush money Just because the hush money is a standardized agreement doesn't mean it isn't hush money.

phendrenad2 4y ago

These clauses are indeed very standard boilerplate. I don't think people take them very seriously, although maybe they should.