So, after 6 years the place I work at is shutting down our location due to them mis-managing, micromanaging, and generally doing literally everything they should not have done. We had a sister location close a few years ago after they did the same thing to them and decided to double down on my location.
But I digress. On Monday (yesterday, February 28th) they informed us that as of this Friday we are closing permanently. Some will stay on another month or so to pack everything up. We had one-on-ones to discuss our individual final day. I was told flat out my last day is this Friday the 4th. I have made plans out of state with family to look at another area's job market. I have heard from two separate people today that they were told I am here until the middle of next month. I have also heard the person who told me yesterday that my last day is Friday tell a third employee I am here until the middle of next month.
I have a feeling they are going to withhold my severance package if I don't stay, since no one has even gotten the damn paperwork to sign. Am I just fucked in this situation? I mean, they have fucked me for years so doing so at the end doesn't surprise me. I am stuck in a right-to-work state, headquarters is in another state and I don't know their laws. No idea what to do at this point, the job has literally affected my health and made me despise my degree and what used to bring me joy.