can you tell your boss that you want to get laid off as well ? I've seen this actually work.
You can get severance and try to find a job.
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#22You don’t get any advantage of informing proactively. You are not a martyr. Stay in your own boundaries.
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#23It’s in your best interest to say nothing and keep looking for another job.
Otherwise you’ll probably be fired on the spot or laid off as they’re looking for cuts anyway.
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#24The issue is severance really varies. I've seen it at month per year of service, I've seen it at a week per year of service. I've seen caps of one month severance. For me personally it would make a difference if I got a big sum.
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#25Make a suggestion up the chain to give remaining employees the option of a severance package. You can spin it as further cost savings, or a way to get rid of the non-believers. Then take the option yourself.
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#26Offer to take voluntary redundancy?
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#27Offer to take voluntary redundancy?
OP wrote that they could be fired on the spot, they're not in the land of generous voluntary redundancy packages.
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#28> Do you think there is anything to gain by being transparent with my boss about my intent to leave?
No. Keep doing your job, move when you find another.
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#29I know it sounds cold but without knowing more about the company you work for my suggestion is to say nothing and start looking. Unless you have a new job lined up, all the papers signed, and a start date never tell your current company. At best they are happy for you, at worse they are vindictive and either fire you immediately (an no, unemployment is neither easy/simple nor is it much money normally) or make your l…
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#30You could tell your boss you can't bring yourself to lay anyone off so you'll quit yourself. They give you severance, and promote someone from under you without laying anyone off because of the cost saving they'll make without you. Win-win all round.
I'm not sure about the severance, you would certainly need to negotiate that. I did know a person who offered to take the layoff even though they were not slated to, and it worked out fine for them. They got the layoff severance, COBRA, etc. that you would normally not get if you quit. But it would be different in each situation.