| Layoff payoff |
| Executive perk |
| Suit protector? |
| C.E.O. protector |
| CEO's parting gift |
| Executive's parting gift |
| Generous severance package |
| Exec's severance pay of a sort |
| Postemployment package, sometimes |
| Sweet deal for a company executive |
| Executive's compensation, sometimes |
| It'll make the ax not feel so sharp |
| Antitakeover protection for executives |
| Provision in some executives' contracts |
| But before he can take off with his own "___" ... |