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Favorable outcome from your layoff?

Getting laid off from your job just sucks. In rare instances, it works out in your favor. I have two examples: Employer continued to fund my 401k for 18 months after I left. Another engineer got the same pleasant surprise. This company fought me tooth and nail over unemployment benefits, but they kept putting $400/month into my retirement fund. They never asked for the money back, it just stopped – and I rolled it into my IRA. Another layoff, the company kept paying my health insurance for 3 months after I left. Insurance for my wife and kids too. They laid off the office manager, and the temp just kept paying the bill. Roughly a $6k mistake on their part. Anyone have stories where the employer's incompetent layoff somehow helped you?


Getting laid off from your job just sucks. In rare instances, it works out in your favor. I have two examples:

Employer continued to fund my 401k for 18 months after I left. Another engineer got the same pleasant surprise. This company fought me tooth and nail over unemployment benefits, but they kept putting $400/month into my retirement fund. They never asked for the money back, it just stopped – and I rolled it into my IRA.

Another layoff, the company kept paying my health insurance for 3 months after I left. Insurance for my wife and kids too. They laid off the office manager, and the temp just kept paying the bill. Roughly a $6k mistake on their part.

Anyone have stories where the employer's incompetent layoff somehow helped you?

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