Or is it "sign this or get nothing?"
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its hush money right?
Lawyer might find a couple items to strike -- e.g. attorney fees. I.e. employer usually pack severance docs with ridiculous one-sided clauses that a lawyer would spot and ask to be removed. pretty minimal negotiation but WF would probably strike some clauses as a signed severance agreement has some value to them.
@a1 speaking to a lawyer before signing sounds good until they just tell you to sign it so you don’t lose out on your severance is one thing. The real leverage is signing then finding a loophole in what you just signed.
I agree it’s not worth it if you don’t have leverage - leverage would in this case be that you have a pretty solid documented case of some sort of retaliation or bad treatment and your hands are pretty clean. That won’t be most folks unfortunately
Sure it's possible. Is it a smart idea...no.
You can, but you need to hire a lawyer who will take a cut. It could take months to negotiate, during which you will get nothing and after which you will get maybe more, maybe less, but experience a lot of uncertainty. If you like roller coasters, it's the choice for you.
Your only leverage is that you know trade secrets and confidential information, could take clients, or could sue (but over what?). For the overwhelming majority of people, I'd say sign and drive.
Possible but probably not worth your time. You have no leverage.
Give you a better severance or what? You'll quit?
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Well, what leverage do you to negotiate.
Think about what company we're talking about, and then consider how much Wells actually cares about the impacted employees . this is a multi-year walk of shame for the folks that are still hanging on. What leverage do you actually have to negotiate with?
Always speak to a lawyer before signing anything.