[bena]

I would imagine needing the paycheck.

Those who were put on garden leave have 3 months of pay to lean on while they search.

Those who were not, if they quit, their pay ends that day. They'd have whatever savings they have.

[postalrat]

You both seem to assume everyone wants to leave. Which is probably not the case.

[bena]

No. I'm not assuming that.

You asked what was stopping someone (who wasn't fired but who wanted to leave) from just quitting.

Now, kenjackson's statement is kind of generalizing from self a bit. He believes he'd want to leave in that situation and believes that most people share his ideals in this case.

And while it's probably not the case, it's also not the case that the number is zero.

There are valid reasons to stay in an undesirable situation until you can line up something better.

[rideontime]

Anybody who stays on at this point deserves what they get.