Not necessarily. They probably wouldn't even notice the clause in the contract until you pointed it out when you refused to sign the disparagement clause. As

Not necessarily. They probably wouldn't even notice the clause in the contract until you pointed it out when you refused to sign the disparagement clause. As an aside, the last time I got "severance" was in 2003 - my severance was a free lunch. It was a good company that went out of business.