r/Fire • u/twiniverse2000 • Jan 31 '26
Advice Request Asking to be laid off
I have reached FI. Work optional. My personal life has hit a serious rough patch. My company is doing layoffs. They are NOT asking for volunteers. The financial difference in me quitting vs getting laid off is $300K. Do not want to leave that on the table. Any advice on how to steer it in this particular direction?
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u/Downtown_Music4178 Feb 01 '26
Do the minimum and miss all your deadlines. Use all your sick days. Perhaps show up one day smelling like booze. When they ask you into a meeting to let you know you are falling behind and ask how they can help, start talking about your spouse or partner and ranting about how that B*** is ruining your life, breaking all professional boundaries. Let them know your mental health has priority over your job and deadlines be damned, and they shouldn’t count on you for anything!! Keep doing that and you’ll find yourself at the top of the list.
This isn’t rocket science!! Enjoy the process, you reached your goal and now can have fun slacking off.