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The last bit about having to sign an NDA sounds very legally questionable.

She issued a correction on Twitter: only the employer-sponsored health insurance is contingent on signing the NDA, not the 60 days of salary.

> Because I’m not a labor attorney I got this part wrong the first twelve times I read it. (Legalese amirite?) If we don’t sign, they pull 60 days health insurance but not the actual payroll. Not complete horse shit but still horse shitty. /end correction

https://twitter.com/_KariedAway_/status/1087148173984903169

If he got no consideration for it, he’s not bound by it. Never sign anything when you’re being fired unless they offer you money and in that case ask for much more than they open with.

> Never sign anything when you’re being fired unless they offer you money and in that case ask for much more than they open with.

I'm not even having a conversation unless the topic is how much they're going to pay for further interaction upon being fired without notice, let alone signing anything. Pants are immediately coming off, and plans are made to head to the beach.

> ...and in that case ask for much more than they open with.

Have you (or anyone reading this) done that? What was the result?

What’s the downside? If someone is fired giving the company anything for free is throwing money away.

I had a boss at a startup let me know I was being let go with two weeks notice. I immediately asked for $20k or else I would walk out without helping anyone transition.

He gave me the $20k (1/5th of my salary!!)

It sounds questionable because she was lying about it. She got called out for it and changed the story.

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