[JamesBarney]

Aren't they getting 16 weeks of severance + 2 weeks per year. Say an average of 2 years of work. Most people at Google are making at least 150k. That's almost 60k. That's more than the median U.S. worker makes in a year. And more than the median household income in almost every EU country.

Not to mention no one Google lays off is going to have any trouble finding a job paying at least the median wage.

[alanfranz]

> Not to mention no one Google lays off is going to have any trouble finding a job paying at least the median wage.

While feeding a newborn or dealing with serious illness?

That’s the point. You’re on a leave for a reason. You don’t expect the leave to be unilaterally canceled.

Not to mention that, if you’re an immigrant, you have visa problems as well.

[saagarjha]

Most Google employees do not have median expenses or a clear path to getting there without drastically upending their lives.