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These things happen, the finance team and the hiring team are generally different people.

I would have tried to negotiate for a larger settlement, two weeks to sign an NDA is actually pretty reasonable to me. Assuming you didn't burn any bridges on your way out of your last company, you should be able to just go back.

I've done it, I don't think him telling the entire world is going to accomplish much. Maybe you'll get a couple of retweets, but that can also scare off future employers.

Generally, you should take your emotions out of the equation, and evaluate what's going to benefit you the most. Is mouthing off on Twitter really worth $6,000 or $10,000?

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It is probably worth that collectively, to other people that might consider working for Kyte in the future.

Rescinding an offer is a fairly big deal to me...you've likely invested more than 2 weeks of time (he mentioned 6+ rounds of interviews) and effort and walked away from some existing job and probably other offers.

It reads like there's less than 200 employees there, total. So there's not really a good argument that one hand didn't know what the other hand was doing.

If they’re so out of money that they’re breaking out of signed offers, would you trust them to pay $10,000?

If you are then, I’m sorry to tell but you’ve probably not experienced enough on this topic. Reneg on signed offers 3 days from joining date is a signal for catastrophic problems that are already in motion (not ahead). They’re done.

(Source: Old enough in the industry to have seen 3 recessions.)

My main concern would be other employers would see my Twitter rants and decide not to hire me.

Sometimes it's better to let things go

This is fair advice, but this also makes the big assumption that the severance pay will actually be, well, paid. The company is legally obligated, but what happens if they choose not to send a check? What would it cost to hire a lawyer to go after it vs. the $6k-10k we're assuming was even on the table here? Would you trust the company if they pulled this?

The company appears to be in real trouble, too. In some parts of the world, promised severance pay is not necessarily guaranteed if the company is insolvent.

If he signs a settlement agreement saying that for a certain amount of money he'll keep his mouth shut, and then they renag on paying him, he can go on Twitter rants.

Personally, I just don't see all that much of a point in even doing the Twitter rants in the first place.

OP here, wouldn't letting people know so they wouldn't apply there and have this happen to them a thing itself?

As for the money, I'm in Germany, it's nowhere near 6-10k. It's barely 2500 euros after tax, so..

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