If cutting off some Wordpress users from plugin upgrades just because some beef between matt and wpengine didn't make you realize that's the train you are on, nothing will.

To be honest, it was obvious that things were going the wrong way even before this

The people that stayed are probably the ones that feel "married to the job" (pro-tip: you aren't your job)

The point of my comment was that it would really hurt, coming to these seemingly obvious conclusions after your friends or coworkers had already bailed. I just assume the severance offer is no longer in effect.