> You should be more concerned about what comes next.

I always wonder about that with buy-outs. Seems to me that the people who take buyouts are either:

- those who are close to retirement

- those who have other options

I'd assume the first vary in quality the same as your overall workforce, but I'd assume the second would, all other things equal, be better than the average.

Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like by offering an optional buyout, you'd degrade the overall quality of your workforce. Wonder if there are any case studies about that?