Stage 6 · Lesson 3 of 7
Add up what you are owed
Before you accept anything, add up everything you are owed, separate from any . Usually that is salary to your last day, notice pay if you are not asked to work your notice, unused paid leave where your contract or law pays it out, any or already earned, and expense claims.
Then check the slower items. : which shares or options have vested, and how long you have to exercise options after leaving, often 90 days. Retirement savings: in Pakistan and India, your and any gratuity.
Health insurance: when it ends and whether you can continue it. Write it all in one table with dates.
Common trapassuming the company has calculated everything correctly. Mistakes happen, especially in large layoffs, and they are easier to fix in the first weeks.
A question to check yourself, an AI practice session and 3 cheat sheet entries come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it
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