[themitigating]

The difference is Microsoft doesn't have to be so generous.

[cokeandpepsi]

yeah most american's don't receive severance outside unpaid vacation, the funny thing is that the people who need it most usually don't

[ChuckNorris89]

And yet they are. Even though they could give you nothing, they chose otherwise.

[danans]

It's not just from the goodness of their hearts.

Fundamentally, they chose this approach because those who receive the benefits will have to sign NDAs and because they don't want their reputation as an employer to be poisoned.

[skinnymuch]

They aren’t doing it from the goodness of their hearts.