GM Workers Face Choice: Buyout or Bet on Recovery By Frank Langfitt Published March 31, 2006 at 3:00 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 0:00 Frank Langfitt, NPR Laid-off worker Rick Siegert plans to turn down a $70,000 buyout to cut his ties to General Motors. He'd rather keep working in the company's Jobs Bank, building art work like this for a community group while still earning a full salary. Copyright 2006 NPR