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Re:Ask HN: How do I get laid-off? by brodouevencode on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @04:00PM (#35362569)
(There are quite a few factors that play in here, but...)

If you ask to be laid off they might just fire you with cause (insubordination). Then you might not get any severance package, unemployment insurance, etc.

Re:Ask HN: How do I get laid-off? by 1_1xdev1 on Thursday March 30, 2023 @10:40AM (#35373380)
Unemployment assistance eligibility varies widely by state, OP should definitely look into that before taking any action if they want to seek that
Re:Ask HN: How do I get laid-off? by brodouevencode on Thursday March 30, 2023 @10:56AM (#35373606)
Precisely, hence why I said

> There are quite a few factors that play in here