Severance Agreements: The Clauses That Can Burn You
The dollar figure in a severance agreement is the easy part. It’s the quiet clauses, non-disparagement, non-compete, release, clawbacks, that can quietly cost you.
The dollar figure in a severance agreement is the easy part. It’s the quiet clauses, non-disparagement, non-compete, release, clawbacks, that can quietly cost you.
What surviving 23 rounds of mass layoffs taught me about money, loyalty, and the freedom to walk away. You always knew before they told you. It was the state trooper in the lobby. Not security. An actual trooper, standing near the front doors of a billion-dollar company like something was about to go wrong. And…