“Leaving to spend time with family”

Yes

I knew a really talented engineer who had great career progression who did just this

Just check their LinkedIn in 6-9 months. If they are still not working maybe it was legit. Otherwise... Or possibly they just sucked so hard they can't find a new job.

Cuked by wife talk

“It was mutual. I was going to quit anyways.” “Layoff != bad performance” Sometimes a layoff does mean bad performance… a lot of times…