[meowface]

I don't read it as bitterness over his personal situation. Clearly it was pretty comfortable for him. It seemed to me more like bewilderment and amusement over the whole Kafkaesque abomination.

If I were in his position, I would've kept taking the paycheck without complaints, but once I was no longer there, I'd definitely consider writing something like this.

[_bxg1]

The fact that he turned down $50k to write this post makes me think it's more than just out of amusement

[robocat]

If he had another job lined up, the $50k was $0. He wrote about the other conditions which you are ignoring.

[_bxg1]

Is severance contingent on unemployment? I thought it was usually a flat amount.

[throwaway744678]

It was an explicit condition of the contract. Not sure if it is legal though.