<prompt> Human: Using a throwaway account since I have other redditing coworkers...So today I was part of a big corporate layoff. I am being offered a severance package in the format of staying on payroll until 1215, and then receiving an additional 13 weeks of base salary pay after that. In addition, I would be receiving a bonus payment of 12 of my base salary. During this severance period, my benefits would remain intact. However as ridiculous as this may sound, there is another position within the company that may be available for me to take yes, after being laid off first. If I choose to accept this role, all aspects of the above severance package go out the window. I currently have plenty of money saved up, and if I needed to, it could last me for well over a year, though I do not wish to remain unemployed for this long. And so this severance package would keep me from tapping into that emergency fund for another 4-5 months.Im really struggling with the possibility of crawling back to the company that just laid me off. On one hand, its job security for a bit longer, knowing I have a full time position ready to accept me. The office is a 5 minute drive from my house, and the benefits401k are fantastic. On the other hand, there are layoffs at least 1-2x per year at my company and theres no telling when I could be hit again. I could accept this role and still continue looking for a new job, knowing that the paychecks would continue beyond the 4-5 month severance package. But it would also be nice to have a bit of time off from this office and have more time to spend looking for a quality job.Prior to the layoff, I was considering shifting into a new role internally to start fresh with a new teamorganization anyway - but this may have sped things up for me. What would rpersonalfinance do? Take the money and run, or take the internal job and continue looking?  <response>: if you never had any intention of leaving the company prior to the layoff, just accept the new position if its agreeable with you. otherwise, take the package and look for another job. while its true taking the new job, you might get laid off later. 