<prompt> Human: I was laid off today. My boss approached me and said that we had to part ways because the company wasnt getting enough work i worked at a production company. When he told me this he kind of tried to put words in my mouth, phrasing things like if you want to call it a mutual decision to part ways to make yourself feel better you can and im not trying to put words in your mouth and stuff like that worded different ways. I replied to saying I understand you guys are low on work right now and I get why you need to let me go. The thing I was wondering was, if I were to say its a mutual decision would that affect severance?He then handed me a check for this weeks pay and then the following two weeks pay. I was there a year and one month about. Sorry if this is unreadable, happened like 30mins ago.  <response>: You shouldnt expect any severance beyond what youve gotten. If you agree it is a mutual decision you probably wont have access to unemployment. Just say you understand why youre being let go and apply for unemployment starting from the last date you were paid for. 