The "core" demographic of HN probably sees this as standard, if they were ever laid off to begin with. The commenters at the very least seem to be (or claim to be) on a very high end of tech that doesn't realize that not all US layoffs give you 3 months severace standard.
The linked article is specific to executives and kind of confirms what most are complaining about here.
> a 10-year study of over 2,600 leaders showed almost half (45%) suffered at least one major career blow-up — like getting fired, messing up a major deal, or blowing an acquisition. Despite that, 78% of these executives eventually made it to the CEO role.
An executive can make a series of awful decisions and still advance in their career.
Seeing the article dating 2018 told me all I needed to know about how out of touch it is with the current market.
I wouldn't wish for you to get laid off to understand thee current circus, but I'd urge you to at least spend maybe an hour in some of the "Who wants to be hired" threads to understand the scale of the impact, and how even HN workers can be struggling.
If that holds true (and not sure that it does), then it also holds true for when you decide to get another job, on your own terms, rather than being forced into it.
>Industry standard is to offer 18 months of COBRA, not 6. Job searches frequently take way longer than that.
job searches taking 6+ months is exactly why this whole process is broken. I I could get quick rejections and considerations, being laid off wouldn't even be that bad.
1. 4 months pay + 1 week per year of tenure. 2. Receive Q4 vests. 3. Upcoming approved leaves paid in cash. 4. Year-end bonuses paid. 5. Keep company devices.