公司裁员 + Severance Pay + 新 公司背景调查 = 烦恼

上个月公司裁员, 我成为牺牲品之一. 部门经理给我的理由是我的 performance 不好. 事实上我去年拿了一个底的 rating 没有 complain...一是因为中国人的臭优点不和上司做对, 另外我认为公司不想给我BONUS...我老婆没工作,我只要有工作就行所以也没抱怨....

今年我辛勤工作, 到八月了连一个加都没请, 非常顺利的deploy 了一个项目... 可是刚做完, 上级的上级的表扬信还在收着呢, 就被告之我因为工作不努力,公司希望我能自愿离职...

公司的"General Release" 书上的 "Individual Separation Allowance Plan" promise 给我30 天去找工作(公司内部或外部), 加七个星期的工资(我为公司工作7年) 另外加$2500 的 retraining cost reimbursment. Agreement上基本上说如果我接受,我就 waive 将来告这个公司的权利.. 这个package是个minimized package, 就是说如果我不是因为表现不好而被请退, 公司得付我14个星期的工资....

现在我找到一个新工作, 但是新公司要做背景调查. 我担心我的前公司会说我是表现不好才被let go的... 为此问了我的经理... all he could say is "this information is confidential, HR will not release it to the public". 但是我不象以前那么天真了... 我希望他们能给我一些书面保证... 我有和我这个经理的 IM screen capture. 但是他毕竟不是HR.

在那个别ISAP 上 有如此话...

"You are advised to consult an attorney before you sign this release"
.....

"In exchange for the sums and benefits received pursuant to the terms of the ..... (your name) agrees to release and hereby does release xxxxxxxx, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its and their benefits plans, from all cliams demands, actions, or liabilities you may have against xxxxxx, the termination of that employment, or other serverance payments or your eligibility for participation in a xxxxxxxx, or claims for attorney's fees...

You agree that this also release from liabiliby xxxxxx's agents directors, officers, employees, representatives, successors, and assigns (xxxxxxx)...

....

You also agree that this Release includes, but is not limited to, claims based on theories of contract or torts, ..... This Release covers both claims you know about and thosethat you may not know about which have accured by the time you execute this release."

但是... 这里还有一句...

"3. This Release does not waive any cliams that you maybe have that arise after the date you sign this Release"...

这不是自相矛盾吗?


这东西还说我在签名后七天有权利 revoke 它...

我都有点不想签了, 但是我不甘心被这公司又占便宜... 连severance pay都不给...


我是不是真得去请个律师? 我不是很在意钱, 除非要上$2000

我就是怕我没时间, 因为我下个星期就得开始为新公司工作了....


真是有点烦...

这里请教了.... 希望大家帮忙给些 建议.