I had that choice, in 1987
I was in the same situation with that company, on the sales division side, during the white collar force reduction in the late 80's. I took "the package" and moved on to be in control of my own destiny (if I had stayed I had a job "somewhere", "doing something"). There are times I thought "what if I stayed", but in all it has worked out.
Just be sure of one thing, use any severence pay wisely. I took a number of months off, did lots of hunting and had a great time. But when it was time to get back to work I had put myself behind the 8 ball. In hindsight I would either have started a solid business or worked part time in a few industries/positions I liked and I'd probably be even farther along in my life and closer to true retirement.
However, like in my tag line, life is not a destination, it is a journey. You have to enjoy the trip!!!!
Good luck with the choice.
I was in the same situation with that company, on the sales division side, during the white collar force reduction in the late 80's. I took "the package" and moved on to be in control of my own destiny (if I had stayed I had a job "somewhere", "doing something"). There are times I thought "what if I stayed", but in all it has worked out.
Just be sure of one thing, use any severence pay wisely. I took a number of months off, did lots of hunting and had a great time. But when it was time to get back to work I had put myself behind the 8 ball. In hindsight I would either have started a solid business or worked part time in a few industries/positions I liked and I'd probably be even farther along in my life and closer to true retirement.
However, like in my tag line, life is not a destination, it is a journey. You have to enjoy the trip!!!!
Good luck with the choice.
