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Patreon Lays Off 20% of Its Workforce
cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1283158/patreon-lays-off-20-of-its-workforce
www.patreon.com/jackconte/posts/painful-update-164628951Replying to @beep@piefed.world
I’ve read through just out of curiosity. The severance package is:
- 16 weeks of pay
- 1 week of pay for every year worked at the company
- healthcare insurance until the end of the year
- 1500$ to buy a laptop
Is this common in the US? This really feels like nothing. I do not know whether there are other remunerations funded by the government, but 4 months of pay after being laid off really is not very much.
Is this company paying out a very small sum to their employees or is it common to give very little money to fired people?
Replying to @ranzispa@mander.xyz
That is a lot more than a lot of people get. Especially the healthcare and laptop thing. Healthcare usually ends immediately and you don’t get any gifts on the way out.
Replying to @THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world
Clarification, healthcare usually lasts till the end of the month, because that’s what already been paid for.