Some good advice on negotiating a voluntary departure package

I volunteered in March '18 and was part of the class of '18 with a severance package. I talked directly to my VP about this and he was a little non-committal at first but was supportive. In the end they were happy to have volunteers so others could stay.

I heard stories of other VPs that didn't want to take volunteers...leading to some employees feeling really trapped.

I don't think I would recommend this route unless you ultimately are willing to leave without a package. There is about a 50/50 chance it will work out. In my case it did, but I had had enough of this place and would have left either way.

You have to approach this from a position of strength and be willing to deal with the consequences.

Without knowing your financial position and job prospects it's hard to offer an opinion, but I think you will figure it out.

I think the Q is in for some very rough waters and for many getting out now would be best.

Think that this is some good advice given by the OP @VMdMx8A-cyl

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Volunteering for lay-off = less potential lawsuits

I'm the OP for which @VMdMx8A-cyl gave this good advice to my question on another thread. Good to know all the details of the unemployment rules for this, but I have no intention of using it.. Regarding the comment on the volunteering refusal followed by a PIP, now that is a real possibility.

Yes, poor grammar but he is correct.

Also the "fraud" guy -jss doesn't know the difference between "your" and "you're"

Breaking the laws of grammar...disgusting!!!!!

"Also if you volunteer, your not eligible"

-otg is correct and this is in agreement with the advice given by HR at Qualcomm, many of whom are attorneys in employment law.

-yqx takes his interpretation from the technical wording of the law "becoming unemployed through no fault of your own"

-yqx is most likely an engineer or in some other field and trying to be an armchair attorney.

Just be truthful in all the questions asked when applying for EDD and look for jobs each week and you will be fine...I am actually not quite sure why -yqx is so self-righteous about this.

It would make no sense for HR to tell you that you are eligible if it was fraud.

Even if you volunteer, employer is the decider of whether you go or stay. If go, you're eligible for unemployment.

Unemployment fraud is still fraud.. You are unemployed because you asked to be. You essentially quit and are committing a crime by collecting it.

If you volunteer and the company agrees to severance, you are still eligible for unemployment assuming you are actively looking for another job and compliant with the unemployment rules. The reasoning is that you are not in control of the layoff decision, the company is. If, however, you choose to leave with no severance, then the choice to leave was yours and you are not eligible for unemployment.

Another version, you ask, they say no, you get on a pip the next day.

Also if you volunteer, your not eligible for unemployment since you cannot say you are unemployed through no fault of your own.

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Some good advice on negotiating a voluntary departure package

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