Add Comment Question: After 28 of employment with the same employer my company was purchased our main competitor, a company that in the past has tried unsuccessfully many times to have me join them. I have refused their offers in the pasts because I do not believe in their product nor do my customers. All of my coworkers have been offered severance and let go. While I alone was given a job offer and not reassigned . Does this imply that because it is an offer I can refuse the position with new owner and be intitaled to severance from the old owner Answer: My name is Stan Fainzilberg and I am an Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP. Whether you can refuse the offer of employment and its impact on your potential severance package depends on a number of factors, the most important being how comparable is the offer to your current position. Please contact me directly at 416-216-5761 to discuss your employment situation and options moving forward. Your Comment * Your Email * Your Name * Your City Note, your name, city and email is not displayed on the website. It is used to notify you that we have approved your comment.