Is the Severance Letter Scorer free?

Yes. It runs entirely in your browser, requires no signup, and no data leaves your device.

What does the 25-point rubric measure?

Thirteen dimensions across clarity, empathy, legal precision, next-steps, and dignity — scored 0, 1, or 2 for a maximum of 25 points.

Where does the rubric come from?

It's distilled from a forensic analysis of 1,812 real severance and layoff communications.

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Severance Letter Scorer

Paste any separation letter. Get a 0–25 score across 13 dimensions — naming, severance specificity, legal-hedge density, point of contact, and more. Rubric drawn from a forensic read of 1,812 real separation communications, 2019–2026.

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Score

Paste a letter and hit Score letter to see the per-dimension breakdown.

Why these 13 dimensions?

Each one was the strongest predictor of post-event Glassdoor sentiment in an analysis of 1,812 separation communications between 2019 and 2026.

What ≥18 buys you

Letters scoring ≥18 had 3.2× less post-event Glassdoor drop than letters scoring <12. The cheapest reputation intervention in the dataset.

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The five-pattern degradation model, real before/after rewrites, and the FAQ.

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