I was subject to a "reduction in force" which resulted in me being laid off from my job, which I had been at for 8 years, the last of which was spent in Portland, trying in vain to help get this regions operations in my department steady, while maximizing growth and revenue potential. To make a long story short, the RTS resigned and since i'm not a certified RTS our region was left without one, necessitating the reduction in force since not having a certified RTS onboard denies us the ability to submit claims to any government payor.

I have been offered a nice severance package due to my tenure and performance on the job. The problem is that because I am "rehireable", I can accept a position in the company within 90 days and retain my status as if I never left but I don't know how, if at all, this will affect my severance package. Has anyone had any experience with a situation like this and how did it play out?

I don't want to call HR about it because I don't want them to intentionally delay issuing the monies they owe me to avoid having to pay me should I decide to take either of the positions currently being offered to me by two managers in the company. I want the position, and want to retain my status, but I don't want to lose out on my severance as it was highly disrespectful the manner in which they handled the situation, not to mention quite an inconvenience.

Discuss

 

Talk to HR anonymously?

 

There's only 1 HR person for this region........

 

Yea, but cant you ask the question anonymously somehow?

 

maybe in my darth vader voice? :dunno:

I'll have a former coworker look into it, she'll find out for me.

 

That would be highly illegal of them to hold off on giving you the severance pay they agreed to pay you just because you had talked to HR about possibly coming back. I would just talk to HR.

 

yup, so true

 

Most likely if you are hired back you will lose the remaining benefits left in your severence. Although the way they went about things may be "disrespectful" it doesn't mean that you get a severence AND your regular wages if you were to be rehired.

 

Consider it like this, companies are not entitled to pay severance packages.
I would talk to H.R though about this.

 

I have been in your situation and if you are hired back by same company you will loose your severence package. Atleast thats what I found out.