[catseatrats]

This is a good time to get familiar with your rights in a lay-off - especially how severance works, what happens with you health insurance and what to sign/not to sign on your way out. Even if you feel it won’t happen to you, read this. Layoffs are extremely sudden and it helps to be prepared : https://candor.co/guides/layoff

[calvinbhai]

I wish I had known this. I had a few months of advanced notice, and I had no idea that commuter benefits just go poof on the last day of employment. Lost about a $1k in that.

And additional point I'd add to this list, especially for those on H1b visas, if you are not getting any severance and no notice period, then the employer is liable for your move back to home country. I didn't know about this option nor do I know anyone personally who got this. If anyone can share info on this, that'd be great.