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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 02:12:43 JST Adrianna Tan

   Meta sucks etc, but they also provide more severance and health insurance support to people they lay off, vs beloved nonprofits that are apparently saving the world (zero)

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     Megan Lynch (she/her) (meganl@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 02:17:58 JST Megan Lynch (she/her)

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     @skinnylatte Do they require an NDA to get those? I've worked for some employers that wouldn't give access to severance or COBRA until you sign an NDA.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 02:17:58 JST Adrianna Tan

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     @meganL definitely. they're like you can have X and Y but if you sign that you'll never disparage us or waive your rights to ever sue us, but for a year's severance and year and a half health insurance, i think most people would.

     vs my insulting beloved nonprofit and their ''sign all of this and we won't give you anything anyway"

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     Megan Lynch (she/her) (meganl@mas.to)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 02:22:18 JST Megan Lynch (she/her)

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     @skinnylatte Oh, I know most people will do it. I think that's why they use the severance and COBRA as leverage.

     What was the leverage to sign with the non-profit? (Not arguing that non-profits are all wonderful. I had an awful experience at one.)

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 02:25:31 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Andres
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     @Andres4NY @meganL yeah 18 months cobra.

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     Andres (andres4ny@social.ridetrans.it)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 02:25:32 JST Andres

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     • Megan Lynch (she/her)

     @skinnylatte @meganL Wait, are you exaggerating, or is it really *a year and a half* health insurance??

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 02:31:19 JST Adrianna Tan

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     @gcvsa @Andres4NY @meganL yeah but this is 18 months paid cobra (where they pay it)

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     Gemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐 (gcvsa@mstdn.plus)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 02:31:20 JST Gemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐

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     • Megan Lynch (she/her)

     @skinnylatte @Andres4NY @meganL COBRA is paid for by the employee, by the way, not the employer. What it does is allow you to retain your previous coverage for up to 18 months *at your expense*.

     If anyone is requiring an NDA, then that must be in order for them to pay for it. COBRA is a government program, not an employer program.

     https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/health-plans/cobra

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 02:49:18 JST Adrianna Tan

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     some bs happening now

     https://missionlocal.org/2026/05/union-rejects-cal-academy-layoffs/

     someone also just told me about a sf arts nonprofit that unionized and people also got treated like shit and their ED makes like 90K. this is truly a managerial vs union class struggle not a 'amount of money struggle' (the person who makes 90K in a tech company would be the person who needs unionizing, not the person trying to kill a union)

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 02:50:04 JST Adrianna Tan

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     the outgoing CEO of the cal academy of sciences made 800K+.

     yep.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 03:51:58 JST Adrianna Tan

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     @msbellows @NickGates yeah, i'm also annoyed at all the 'gov employees all have to work for free' mindset that some people have

     i think gov is clearer on pay scales

     but successful nonprofits ED to worker pay is going out of whack

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     M.S. Bellows, Jr. (msbellows@c.im)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 03:52:00 JST M.S. Bellows, Jr.

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     • Nick with autocorrect off

     @NickGates @skinnylatte I struggle with this issue. If someone highly talented and effective could make a mint in private industry but is willing to bring their skillset to a non-profit for lower pay, I have little heartburn if that lower pay is still in the millions, so long is the cost benefit analysis – the value they bring to the company compared to their pay – still pencils out.

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     Nick with autocorrect off (nickgates@friendsofdesoto.social)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 03:52:01 JST Nick with autocorrect off

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     @skinnylatte thats too many dollars