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7 Ways to Make Your Layoff Pay Off

By Alexi Calvo | HRGuru

Watch Your Children Grow Up

Mitch Drew was laid off from a major broadcasting company and thought his life was over. He had been the breadwinner in his household and was completely shaken up. The severance package allowed him to focus on his family rather than money. After spending months with each other he came to realize all that he had missed while he had been slaving away in the office. The severance package turned into a gift of familial bliss. His daughter still remembers the time when daddy had a severance package with great affection.