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No, definitely not in the US. I was last laid off in 2015 by a large media company, we received only 1 month of severance. (Which was 1.5 months paychecks beca

No, definitely not in the US. I was last laid off in 2015 by a large media company, we received only 1 month of severance. (Which was 1.5 months paychecks because they paid in arrears) Severance and notice of small scale layoffs (company under 50) has no protection in most states. 8 person company offered no severance, but we had a pretty good sense it was coming a month away.

amrocha 4y ago
- dionidium 4y ago
  This is boring flamebait. We all know there are differences in employment contracts between different parts of the world. This comment adds nothing to that discussion but a useless insult.
  - amrocha 4y ago
    This isn't "flamebait", it's literally how the rest of the world perceives the US
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    - ethanbond 4y ago
      Yes this is self-evident by the 48 million immigrants who live here. Incontrovertibly proved by the people who walk across continents to get here.
      - lm28469 4y ago
        Meh it's a bit more complex than that, once you remove people coming from third world country and people coming for the top 1% jobs you're not left with many people
      - amrocha 4y ago
        That doesn't prove anything. Yes, people would rather live in the US than in India, China, or Mexico. In those places the floor is just as bad as the US, but the ceiling is way harder to reach. With a working class salary in the US you can support your entire family in Mexico. That's worth living in a shithole for. The European immigrants have a plan B. Yes, the US sucks, but they're only here for the money and can go home anytime they want. Don't kid yourself, nobody chooses to live in the US because they think it's better than Europe.
- ethanbond 4y ago
  The US has plenty of flaws but note the US has ~3x the number of EU immigrants than the EU has US immigrants (relative to population of originating countries). That’s one attractive shithole!

amrocha 4y ago

dionidium 4y ago
This is boring flamebait. We all know there are differences in employment contracts between different parts of the world. This comment adds nothing to that discussion but a useless insult.
- amrocha 4y ago
  This isn't "flamebait", it's literally how the rest of the world perceives the US
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  - ethanbond 4y ago
    Yes this is self-evident by the 48 million immigrants who live here. Incontrovertibly proved by the people who walk across continents to get here.
    - lm28469 4y ago
      Meh it's a bit more complex than that, once you remove people coming from third world country and people coming for the top 1% jobs you're not left with many people
    - amrocha 4y ago
      That doesn't prove anything. Yes, people would rather live in the US than in India, China, or Mexico. In those places the floor is just as bad as the US, but the ceiling is way harder to reach. With a working class salary in the US you can support your entire family in Mexico. That's worth living in a shithole for. The European immigrants have a plan B. Yes, the US sucks, but they're only here for the money and can go home anytime they want. Don't kid yourself, nobody chooses to live in the US because they think it's better than Europe.
ethanbond 4y ago
The US has plenty of flaws but note the US has ~3x the number of EU immigrants than the EU has US immigrants (relative to population of originating countries). That’s one attractive shithole!