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Savings Account: Warning Signs
The signs that indicate that you may be asked to leave your job.
Continuing from last time, here are the signs you might be shown the door, and what to do if and when the axe falls.
First of all, trust your gut. That's really just another way to say that you need to pay attention to your perceptions, intuition, and instincts. You probably have a good sense of how things appear when they're "normal," so you usually can tell when things are a little weird, strained, or goofy. Here's a pretty good list of warning signs.
A friend told me once that he kept seeing his boss and other managers in meetings with HR people and just KNEW that he was gonna get blown out. He went so far as to check with a HR person he knew, calling her at home over the weekend. She told him that there was nothing going on that she knew of, so he chilled a bit, but the hairs on the back of his neck were still at attention, and he SWORE that something was up. Sure enough, he got cut a few days later.
Why was he so sure? For one thing, he knew that the company was in transition and he'd had a blowup with the big boss a few months earlier. The issue had been "settled" and everyone made nice, but he was wise enough to know that some wounds don't heal … and that some heels wound! He figured that it was just a matter of time and he was right. Here are some things to do to prepare … just in case.
If the axe DOES fall, make sure that you get the best deal possible from your soon-to-be former employer.
First of all, trust your gut. That's really just another way to say that you need to pay attention to your perceptions, intuition, and instincts. You probably have a good sense of how things appear when they're "normal," so you usually can tell when things are a little weird, strained, or goofy. Here's a pretty good list of warning signs.
A friend told me once that he kept seeing his boss and other managers in meetings with HR people and just KNEW that he was gonna get blown out. He went so far as to check with a HR person he knew, calling her at home over the weekend. She told him that there was nothing going on that she knew of, so he chilled a bit, but the hairs on the back of his neck were still at attention, and he SWORE that something was up. Sure enough, he got cut a few days later.
Why was he so sure? For one thing, he knew that the company was in transition and he'd had a blowup with the big boss a few months earlier. The issue had been "settled" and everyone made nice, but he was wise enough to know that some wounds don't heal … and that some heels wound! He figured that it was just a matter of time and he was right. Here are some things to do to prepare … just in case.
If the axe DOES fall, make sure that you get the best deal possible from your soon-to-be former employer.
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