Wall Street layoff packages tend to be pretty generous, and you typically get all your deferred compensation paid to you immediately. This can be a substantial

Wall Street layoff packages tend to be pretty generous, and you typically get all your deferred compensation paid to you immediately. This can be a substantial amount of money as most of your take home is in a bonus, and a lot of that can be deferred up to 10 years. They also pay you to not work during the six month gardening leave.