<prompt> Human: A little background. My company was purchased by our biggest competitor last October and since then there have been a lot of speculation and anxiety about the merged company structure. Who will have jobs, who wont, will we need to relocate etc.Since October plenty of layoffs have happened and most upper management has either been let go or theyve walked away.This last Friday the remainder of the fulltime corporate employees 700 were offered an opportunity to get out now with significant compensation. 20k severance. We have to make our decisions in two weeks. The memo mentioned that if we didnt take it, if we were to be laid off later that compensation would be far less. My question is not if I should take it, but rather, why would a company offer this? Whats their game plan here? Assistant: Whats your options for finding a new job in your current area?Human: 0. Its a town of 6500, 2 hours away from any metro. The company employed 14 of the town. It will be a ghost town within a year.  <response>: Move now 