Starbucks offered hundreds of axed workers voluntary severance pay — here’s how to find the silver lining in a layoff

Since packages are being offered en masse to everyone, according to their specific positions, Starbucks workers may have few or no opportunities to negotiate individual packages for themselves.Still, workers will need to use this money wisely to try to help them cope with the consequences of being left unemployed.One employment lawyer who spoke to Business Insider, Walker Harman, said that this offer was a "positive thing" because it goes beyond any legal requirements and sends the message that the company ...