[HarHarVeryFunny]

You make it sound like an a la carte option "I'll take the standard severance plus the non-disparagement bonus please!".

That's not how it works at most companies.

[antonvs]

Contracts are negotiable at most companies once you get to a certain level. I negotiated my last contract, and I’m an IC, not an exec. In fact I made the non-disparaging clause mutual, among other things.