Wow, I never thought of that.

I'm heading for a situation that will most definitely result in a counter-offer and my thoughts were to ask for an employment contract to lock in my time and terms so I don't get backstabbed a few months later. But my problem was how to generate and finish the contract before losing one (or both) jobs.

Severance seems a lot easier to get in place and locked in. Does anyone else have experience with this?