For me it's not about the amount of money but rather the freedom of speech restriction that you must remember for the rest of your life.
Human memory is a rather shady thing. How many of the university lectures do you still remember? Now imagine yourselves 10 years down the road, at a beer with other people getting asked about an event related to that company. Will you assume the rights of speech you forfeited for the rest of your life and remember them every time you will have the chance to speak differently?
When you're 80 and possibly with Alzheimer -- does that count too?
For enough severance money I would hold them in good regard! I'd take a chance on letting something disparaging slip to someone who could get it back to them with proof; odds of that are nil as I rarely talk about my past jobs.
Human memory is a rather shady thing. How many of the university lectures do you still remember? Now imagine yourselves 10 years down the road, at a beer with other people getting asked about an event related to that company. Will you assume the rights of speech you forfeited for the rest of your life and remember them every time you will have the chance to speak differently?
When you're 80 and possibly with Alzheimer -- does that count too?