Does anyone know if it’s possible to volunteer for a layoff or severance if your team is going through cuts?
Also curious how unused PTO is handled. Is it paid out if you’re laid off? And if you give two weeks’ notice and still have PTO left, do you lose it, get paid for it, or can you use it during the notice period?
Would appreciate hearing from anyone who’s gone through this recently.
Whatever happened to that post about volunteering for layoff and it being granted with full severance?
@c1 Yes, don’t be a fool! Go ahead and take the time off.
What if your manager doesn’t care for your existence anyways?
"if you give two weeks’ notice and still have PTO left, do you lose it, get paid for it, or can you use it during the notice period?"
I am not sure. But I would try the latter. Schedule your accrued time off AFTER the last day you plan to actually work, giving more than 2 weeks notice as applicable.
For example, you have 5 days of accrued Vacation remaining, and you want your last day of actual work to be Friday 10/23. Schedule Vacation Mon 10/26 - Fri 10/30 and get those dates Approved. Then, give notice on Fri 10/9 providing Fri 10/30 as your final employment date and mentioning you will be taking 10/26-30 off as scheduled.
Unused PTO is only paid out in states that require it to be by law.
Talk to your manager... they may just put you in. Do not talk to HR... they are not on your side.