Days after Omnicom closed its acquisition of Interpublic Group , U.S. employees returned from Thanksgiving break to a harsh reality: thousands of layoffs, dissolved agencies, and a new benefits package that workers describe as “the worst [they’ve] ever had.”

Employee handbooks and benefits documents obtained by ADWEEK show the new Omnicom’s policies are a significant downgrade from IPG’s legacy package in the U.S.

Those coming from IPG will lose a number of paid vacation days while trading in for reduced parental leave and holiday time, new severance limits, health plans that can result in higher costs, and a return-to-office requirement that affects raises and severance eligibility.

As one former IPG business manager told ADWEEK, “It’s the worst benefits package I’ve ever seen in my

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