Your point is valid. However, saying "LOL 3 months salary" would be a foolish answer in an interview even if you did take the buyout. Leaving a company over d

Your point is valid. However, saying "LOL 3 months salary" would be a foolish answer in an interview even if you did take the buyout. Leaving a company over differences in philosophy (management, engineering, or ethical) are all perfectly acceptable reasons to part ways without compensation. I wouldn't take the buyout flatly, but if I wholeheartedly felt the direction the company was going in was foolish, I would certainly consider it.