One of the most important reasons Nike severance is generous - and will remain so - is based on a cold but practical consideration: there is a direct causal link between amount of severance provided and subsequent employee legal claims for wrongful termination.
Nike provides above-average severance not because they’re “good guys”, but because generous severance substantially reduces legal liability.
Suggesting that Nike will instead look around at what other companies are doing is silly. Nike has NEVER based its severance on what other companies are doing and they aren’t going to start now. Aside from that, Nike has already revealed it plans on spending close to $1,000,000,000 on separation costs. That huge sum doesn’t at all jibe with any narrative that Nike is suddenly going to reduce the amount of severance is has been paying as recently as a few months ago.
If it looks like I’m suggesting some people may not know what they’re talking about…it’s because that’s exactly what I’m suggesting.
@c9+1m45h0cp5 explained it perfectly.