Ask HN: Is there anything I can do to get severance? Please help

I'm a temp employee for Cisco.

My verbally abusive and ageist manager does not like me at all, because she's a control freak and wants a yes-woman. I'm not a yes-woman. I care too much about the work I do.

Now, my firm has let me know she's letting me go at the end of the week, with only two weeks pay (no severance), during the worst time of year to find another job.

I don't have a savings.

It kills me how little Cisco cares about its "blue badges," yet boasts about being the best place to work.

I hate corporate BS.

Is there anything I can do to get severance?