The communication around the layoffs, the "why" and "what now" make sense. If you have to pivot, learn from this communique.
But honestly yeah, at 6 months of pay and benefits. It still sucks and gettin laid off can affect you emotionally with the "why me" question. But 6 months is enough to fend off the panic that could set in.
Layoffs suck and unfortunately are just a reality, sometimes they really can't be avoided. They deserve some credit for how they are handling it.
Of course it would have been far more expensive for big tech to do it.
> Benefit-eligible U.S. employees are to receive severance, six months of health care and stock vesting, and 60 days of notice, Nadella wrote.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/20/google-amazon-microsoft-meta...
Just curious, but how useful are stock options in a company that's 30+ years old and still private?