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I had an offer withdrawn the day before I was supposed to get on a plane to move myself cross country. I had quit my job, broken my lease, etc. The company pai

I had an offer withdrawn the day before I was supposed to get on a plane to move myself cross country. I had quit my job, broken my lease, etc. The company paid me a 6 week severance, even though I never worked a minute for them, just to compensate me for what I had given up.

Alupis 12y ago
That was a very nice company. They were in no way obligated to do any of that. You chose to break your lease on a gamble that things would work out for you... obviously they didn't... that's just how it is.
- pmiller2 12y ago
  I'm not a lawyer, but having quit a job, broken a lease, and literally packed up to move the next day, I think promissory estoppel might apply. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promissory_estoppel#Promissory_estoppel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promissory_estoppel#Promissory_...
  - sbalea 12y ago
    Yes, which is why they paid him 6 weeks. I am sure in the papers there there's a "no lawsuit" clause…
- onedev 12y ago
  It appears to me you don't have a particularly good grasp of the laws and legal code surrounding these circumstances beyond cursory Wikipedia articles. Often the laws are much much more complex than they appear on the surface.