Wow, not sure how'd I handle that, an award one day and a packing box the next. I shot myself in the ass though with this. I had 18 years in back in 98', left to do consulting because is was a 15k increase, came back to the company 6 months later and the rate I was getting at consulting including 25 days vacation.
When they calculated the severance tax it was based on the time I was back (12 years), so received 12 weeks pay instead of what could of been 30, but figure in the end it was worth it.
