Severance Novels & Stories

“Susie, I’m sorry. I had no idea she would go this far. Please… give me another chance. I’ll protect you this time. I swear.” I stared at him for a long moment. Then, slowly, I smiled. “If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have had to deal with any of this.” His face fell. His lips parted like he wanted to say something—anything—but nothing came out. I met his gaze one last time and spoke the final words I would ever say to him. “If you have even a shred of decency left, take your mistress and your son and get the hell out of my life.” Then I got in my car, started the engine, and drove away.

Now I saw that was just a childish dream. "Sam." I called over my assistant, the only one who hadn't joined the mob. Sam hurried over, his eyes still red. "Asher?" "The company is dissolved, effective immediately," I said calmly. "Every employee who wasn't part of this will get three months' salary as severance. I'll cover it personally." Sam nodded. "I understand." Hearing "three months' salary," a flash of hope appeared in Karen's and Mike's eyes. "What about us?" Karen asked eagerly. "Asher, can we get severance too?"

Melody called one of the workers. "Melody" he said as the guy which I'm guessing is Simon and the other guy beside him move closer to us. "What is going on?" She asked them. 'Axel has been threatened to leave the country for pokenosing in the agency's affair' Of course I didn't say that out loud. I was only thinking it. "The restaurant has been closed. I called the boss number but it was not going through. I received an advance salary of a year this morning" Richard said.

He clenched his fists in an attempt to steady his emotions that were threatening to overtake reason. “Give all employees 8 weeks’ notice with the option to leave earlier if they find new positions.” Daniel paused “George can help organize everything and then we will close doors in 8 weeks.” “What about George?” Grandpa Holston asked, brows knitting together. “I will ask Ron if he needs another assistant, if not, give me half a year’s severance pay at the end of 8 weeks.” Daniel sighed heavily, if only he could turn back time…. Their conversation was interrupted by a soft knock at the door.

“I’m so sorry. It won’t happen again.” “Yes, it won’t happen again because you’re fired. Come to my office and we process your severance.” “No, ma’am please. I really need this job.” “Shut up.” I knew I had fvcked up.

If I get injured, the company will be fully liable for medical costs and workers' compensation. My voice was calm, but every word landed with weight. "So, if the company has no professional work for me to hand over, I'll take that as confirmation that my departure process is complete. I'll pack up and go home now. "Please ask Mr. Wright to transfer the 280 thousand dollar severance to my account as soon as possible." With that, I no longer looked at Zachary's face as it shifted from pale to red. I turned around and walked out.

"Process his termination now! Get him out of here!" With that, he turned and led his people to the conference room. "You can process my termination. But if the company is firing me without cause, I'm entitled to severance pay," I said calmly. Penelope let out a sharp laugh. "You still want severance? You're lucky we're not asking you to pay damages. Just sign the papers and get out. Otherwise—" "Otherwise what? I'm not leaving. What exactly do you think you can do to me?"

At this point, arguing with a fool like her was just a pure waste of energy. I called Winona to bring over a copy of the Mutual Termination Agreement. She came jogging over a few minutes later, holding a document. Then, she glanced cautiously at Maya. I held out the agreement to Maya. "Ms. Lawson, due to your recent serious violations of company policies, spreading false information, and causing significant reputational and financial damage, you could be terminated without compensation. "However, seeing that you're young, I'll give you a chance to leave with dignity. This is your one month's salary plus an additional month's salary as severance. Sign this, and

" Gerard and Lucy immediately perked up at the mention of the severance package, their eyes shining brightly as they saw their last glimmer of hope. However, my next words shattered their illusions at once. "However, the severance pay is only applicable to the employees who didn't participate in today's rally or spread any rumors online." I then pointed at Alice, who was still on the ground, then at Gerard, Lucy, and the others. "As for the lot of you, you were organizers and active participants in this rally today, and you've seriously violated company rules while damaging the company's interest. "None of you will be getting a