Severance Package Negotiation: Asking for Exit Packages in Any Industry (Even Yours!)

Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search · Jan 13, 2025 · 28m

Negotiating severance in an industry that doesn't offer it… sounds impossible, right?

But what if you could give yourself the time and space to make an intentional career change through a severance package? I know what you're thinking... "That could never work in my situation."

Here's the truth: when done thoughtfully, negotiating severance can create a win-win situation for both you and your organization (in any industry!)

That's exactly what Sandra did. Leaving a career in education, a field where severance packages are almost nonexistent, she negotiated a severance that gave her the…