Rumor is...lay-offs will either start tomorrow or Monday.
I'm supposed to be on the "safe list."
The scary part is...the safe list only leaves three developers working on what has been described as the "world's largest" app of its kind. Yes, I am shaking in my boots.
I've made inquiries to old friends at the Evil Empire. They will be staffing up for a big contract they just won. I kinda miss working there but there are two large caveats: 1) they may have a policy that if you've been gone for less than 5 years, they put you back at the salary you left at (not just "no way" but "HELL NO, no way"), and 2) if I get what I'm making now, if they have another lay-off, I'm guaranteed to be one of the first gone. ::sigh::
My current company is the subcontractor to the Evil Empire. I could stay at my current salary and company and work on the Evil Empire's big contract and hop divisions.
It's been a stressful few weeks. I've used my leave hours to trim off days since the atmosphere is so unhappy at work, and from sheer exhaustion, since I sleep so badly.
I'm supposed to be on the "safe list."
The scary part is...the safe list only leaves three developers working on what has been described as the "world's largest" app of its kind. Yes, I am shaking in my boots.
I've made inquiries to old friends at the Evil Empire. They will be staffing up for a big contract they just won. I kinda miss working there but there are two large caveats: 1) they may have a policy that if you've been gone for less than 5 years, they put you back at the salary you left at (not just "no way" but "HELL NO, no way"), and 2) if I get what I'm making now, if they have another lay-off, I'm guaranteed to be one of the first gone. ::sigh::
My current company is the subcontractor to the Evil Empire. I could stay at my current salary and company and work on the Evil Empire's big contract and hop divisions.
It's been a stressful few weeks. I've used my leave hours to trim off days since the atmosphere is so unhappy at work, and from sheer exhaustion, since I sleep so badly.