“Since I know the owner very well and truly do not trust the guy, I know I am going to have to get an attorney.”
Be careful with the attorney. He could end up with the money, you get a bad deal and nothing to show for it. Have you done a good thourough search for this on the net? I’ll bet there are a lot of people who have faced this.
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“Since I know the owner very well and truly do not trust the guy, I know I am going to have to get an attorney.”
“Be careful with the attorney. He could end up with the money, you get a bad deal and nothing to show for it. Have you done a good thourough search for this on the net? I’ll bet there are a lot of people who have faced this.”
I agree. I for one think getting lawyers involved is almost a guaranteed lose/lose, unless the employer did something illegal.
Volunteer, you are being fired for ‘performance’ but they offer 5 months salary?
Unless you worked there 30 years, that is quite generous. As an at-will employee, they could have made it 2 weeks. I know a gut who got just one month. Those packages are for those who get laid off.
You should really figure out “Can I get a new job within 6 months?” If you can ... YOU COME OUT AHEAD.
And now you say you dont trust the boss?!? Come on, this is a gift man, you just got out of working for a guy you dont trust and he’s paying you NOT to work for 5 months.
Millions have faced this. I faced it. (laid off, NOT for performance). Millions sleep on it and after a few days, checking it out, realize this is their best bet: Take the money and run to your next job.