Editorial coverage of severance, layoffs, and US employment law.https://severanceledger.com/https://severanceledger.com/posts/salesforce-severance-package/https://severanceledger.com/posts/salesforce-severance-package/Salesforce's severance package is tenure-based — public reporting from the January 2023 layoff and subsequent rounds describes roughly 5 months of base pay for employees with 4+ years of tenure, 4 months for shorter tenures. Plus the equity treatment, immigration support, and where leverage actually exists.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://severanceledger.com/posts/google-severance-package/https://severanceledger.com/posts/google-severance-package/Google's standard severance formula — 16 weeks of base pay plus 2 weeks per year of service — was first described in Sundar Pichai's January 2023 layoff memo and has held across subsequent rounds. Plus the 2024–2025 Voluntary Exit Program terms and how Google severance actually compares to Meta and Amazon.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://severanceledger.com/posts/meta-severance-package/https://severanceledger.com/posts/meta-severance-package/Meta's severance formula has been publicly documented since Mark Zuckerberg's November 2022 layoff memo: 16 weeks of base pay plus 2 weeks per year of service, with no formal cap. Here's what that produces at each level, plus the RSU and cash-bonus interaction that makes Meta's package more generous than headline.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://severanceledger.com/posts/amazon-severance-package/https://severanceledger.com/posts/amazon-severance-package/Amazon's severance is tenure-based — public reporting from the 2022–2024 layoff rounds describes roughly 1 week of pay per 6 months of service, layered on top of 60 days WARN-Act notice. The bigger 2026 question is what happens to your unvested RSUs.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://severanceledger.com/posts/jpmorgan-severance-package/https://severanceledger.com/posts/jpmorgan-severance-package/JPMorgan Chase's severance plan caps payouts at the lesser of 52 weeks of pay or $400,000. Here's what the formula actually pays at each tenure tier, how executive packages bypass it, and where negotiation leverage exists in 2026.Sun, 17 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT