Tech / cloud / search
In Google's January 2023 layoff of ~12,000 employees, CEO Sundar Pichai's published memo described severance as "16 weeks salary plus two weeks for every additional year at Google," accelerated GSU vesting through April 2023, 6 months of healthcare continuation, and federal WARN-compliant 60-day notification pay.
Tech / social media / Reality Labs
Meta's November 2022 layoff of ~11,000 employees included 16 weeks base pay plus 2 weeks per year of tenure, 6 months of healthcare, and accelerated equity vesting; the March 2023 "Year of Efficiency" layoffs (~10,000 roles) and 2024-2026 reductions followed similar published frameworks.
Cloud / e-commerce / devices
Amazon's January 2023 layoff of ~18,000 employees offered severance based on tenure (typically 1 week base for first 6 months plus 1 week per additional 6 months of service, capped), 6 months healthcare via COBRA subsidy, and the Pivot/URA program for performance-management exits which can include 1-3 months of pay.
Consumer tech / hardware / services
Apple historically conducts small, project-specific reductions rather than broad layoffs. Reported severance for the 2024 Project Titan (autonomous-vehicle) wind-down and the 2024 Siri team contraction described retention bonuses for employees who agreed to relocate plus standard separation pay (no public framework with named weeks) for those who declined.
Cloud / productivity / gaming
Microsoft's January 2023 layoff of ~10,000 employees offered a documented framework of 12 weeks base severance plus 2 weeks for every year of service, 6 months of healthcare via COBRA reimbursement, and accelerated stock vesting; subsequent 2024-2026 reductions including the April 2026 voluntary retirement program have followed broadly similar terms.