Severance.bot
For US employees · Built on real employment-law rules

Don’t sign that severance
until you know what’s negotiable.

Upload the PDF you were handed. In about a minute you’ll see the three most negotiable terms, your OWBPA signing deadline, and how much COBRA actually costs you out of pocket. Free preview, no signup.

  • Specific to your agreement
  • Built on OWBPA, ADEA, COBRA
  • Processed privately, never shared
  • Counter-offer email included (paid)

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21 / 45

Days you may have to consider, by law

7 days

Window to revoke after signing

~$700

Typical monthly COBRA premium, single

18 months

Standard COBRA coverage period

Example output

Enough to know whether to negotiate — before you pay anything.

Every free preview surfaces three findings tied to your specific agreement, plus the deadlines and dollar amounts that actually drive the decision.

Severity · High§ 4.2 · Restrictive Covenants

Non-compete is 12 months — likely over-broad in CA

Your agreement enforces a 12-month non-compete across all of your former employer's product categories. California courts generally refuse to enforce non-competes against employees; this clause is frequently struck or narrowed in negotiation.

Severity · Medium§ 7 · Equity Treatment

No equity acceleration — 6 weeks of unvested RSUs at risk

The agreement does not include an accelerated vesting clause for your RSU grant. Based on your vesting schedule, ~$28,400 of unvested equity would be forfeited at the separation date.

Severity · Medium§ 9 · Non-Disparagement

Non-disparagement is one-sided

You're bound to not disparage the company, but the company is not bound to the same. Mutual non-disparagement is a standard ask and is often granted.

OWBPA · 45 days (group RIF)EXAMPLE

17days

until your signing deadline

  • ReceivedMay 12, 2026
  • Sign byJune 26, 2026
  • Revoke byJuly 3, 2026
COBRA · 18 mo coverageEXAMPLE

$42,300

out-of-pocket gap if you accept as written

  • Monthly premium$2,350
  • 18-month total$42,300
  • Employer subsidy$0

How it works

Three steps. About a minute.

Built for the moment you’re sitting with a PDF that has a 21-day clock on it. Speed matters; so does being sure.

01

Upload

Drop your severance PDF. Nothing leaves our infrastructure or reaches your employer.

02

Analyze

Claude reads the agreement, extracts every term, and applies US employment-law rules.

03

Decide

Read the free preview. If it is useful, unlock the full report and counter-offer email.

Why not just ChatGPT?

ChatGPT can answer anything you ask. The hard part is knowing what to ask.

A general chatbot is only as good as your prompt — and the terms that cost you the most are the ones you don’t think to ask about. Severance.bot is built for this one document: it knows the questions, does the dollar math, and keeps your agreement private.

ChatGPT & free tools

  • You have to already know to ask about OWBPA timing, the ADEA revocation window, non-competes, and unvested equity. Miss the question, miss the leverage.
  • It gives generic ranges — it won’t compute your COBRA gap or a market-range severance from your actual agreement.
  • Your name, employer, and comp get pasted into a consumer chatbot that may train on what you paste.
  • You’re left with a wall of text you still have to turn into an actual ask.
What you actually need

Severance.bot

  • Checks OWBPA 21/45-day timing, the 7-day ADEA revocation window, non-competes, and equity acceleration — every time, whether or not you knew to ask.
  • Your real numbers: COBRA out-of-pocket and a market-range severance for your title and tenure, pulled straight from the PDF.
  • Processed privately for this one task. Your agreement is never used to train a model.
  • Ends in a ranked list of negotiable terms and a counter-offer email that’s ready to send.

Pricing

One purchase. No subscription.

Each plan includes everything in the one before it. Pay once for your case — and if you start at $49, you can add the counter-offer tier later for just the difference.

Free preview

$0

See whether it's worth negotiating — before you pay anything.

  • 3 most negotiable findings
  • OWBPA signing-deadline countdown
  • COBRA cost & out-of-pocket gap
  • Downloadable preview (PDF)
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Full analysis

$49

Every negotiable item and every dollar at stake — ranked.

Everything in Free, plus:

  • Every negotiable item, ranked by impact
  • A concrete suggested ask for each one
  • Market-range severance (low / typical / high)
  • Restrictive-covenant red flags
  • Equity-acceleration math — unvested $ at risk
  • Full branded report to download (PDF)

Available after upload

Counter-offer

$99

Everything you need to actually negotiate back — the email and the live call.

Everything in Full analysis, plus:

  • Counter-offer email drafted in your voice
  • Your choice of tone — collaborative, firm, or done-here
  • Unlimited revisions — redraft as many times as you want
  • Negotiation call-prep: exactly what to say on the call
  • 30-day support email

Available after upload

Money-back guarantee. If your paid analysis doesn’t surface a single negotiable term in your agreement, email us within 30 days for a full refund. We’re confident because it almost always does.

This is not legal advice.

Severance.bot summarizes the terms in your agreement and surfaces what is commonly negotiable. We are not a law firm; no attorney-client relationship is created; nothing here substitutes for advice from a licensed employment attorney in your jurisdiction. For complex situations — especially involving discrimination, retaliation, or a large settlement — consult a lawyer before signing.