Need hugs and advice.....Waaahhhhh [View All]

Not sure if anyone here can offer advice or not, but I just got hit with a big one just a few moments ago. My wife's employer of 14+ years just informed her that she has two options and has until Friday to decide. Either her attitude improves immediately that very day or she can accept a two months severance package.

The situation at this employer has been going downhill for her for the last few years, so in a way this seperation was inevitable. They said that they couldn't give her anything in writing about the severance package, so we have no idea what to expect. My feeling is that she should take the package since it seems inevitable that they'd fire her and leave her with nothing. My fear is what kind of paperwork they will make her sign and how that will effect her in the future.

My first thought is that we should contact the local bar association and speak to a lawyer. I'm certain that there's nothing really to fight this happening. Anyone have any other thoughts? Anything I should do to protect ourselves? I'm just at a loss right now, just got the news via cell phone a few moments ago. Grrrrr.

My wife and I have been fully employed for our entire adult life, so the idea of one of us not having a job right now is really freaking me out especially in this economy. I'm at school right now, so all I can do is think about this and I can't even go home until late tonight.