Volunteering for layoffs

Does anyone know if it’s actually possible/a thing to volunteer to be on a layoff list for the next round? If it’s inevitable to hit all departments, would rather it be me than others on the team who need this job more than I do -and at least with the layoff you get severance/unemployment vs. nothing when quitting.

Please do not comment with attacks or hurtful insults. This is an honest, genuine question and am curious - this board has been inundated with people insulting people on repeat…which is neither helpful or productive.

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If you volunteer for severance you don’t typically get unemployment so be careful!

Its called quitting no severance. Decision made so high up no way of communicating it to the correct people if you tried.

Only could be possible if your manager is one having to make a cut and they are aware you “volunteer”. But not so easy even if they add you to their list then the lists are vetted by HR to make sure balanced list in the sense of groups so no group looks targeted. Think gender, age, race etc

Some did just that last year to same members of their team

Only if they offer a separate, voluntary separation program like UHC Ops did earlier in the year.

No doesn’t work like that.

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