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> if you walk out on Friday and start a new job on Monday does the severance still apply?

If you "walk out" i.e. quit, then severance doesn't apply. Severance is for people they're laying off. But, yes, if you get let go on Friday, you can work elsewhere on Monday, unless Stripe has specific non-competes in place (which aren't legal a lot of places).

> This setup is incredibly generous in my mind to the point where there's a lot of incentive to get laid off. If you got another job in a couple days

When we're in an economic downturn, and a lot of other companies are conducting layoffs or hiring freezes that is easier said than done. Definitely was a rough experience in 2007/08 during the last big one.



The unemployment rate is at historic lows. Hard to compare to 2008




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