"If you don't sign you won't get severance" is exactly that.

Severance is a financial gain. You don't have to accept it.

	▲	SketchySeaBeast 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yeah, so in this case the advice "Never sign anything going out the door that isn’t tied to a financial gain." means you should probably sign the NDA.
	▲	pseudalopex 7 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Their point was kordlessagain's advice would not have changed this situation I think.