I'm not sure why anyone takes any statement from management at face value. Of course every layoff is the last one..until it isn't.
The same goes for M&A - "Nothing will change"..until it does and "We're a family"..until you're not.
Once you've been around the block a few times, you learn that taking these statements at face value is a recipe for disappointment and being proven wrong. Just nod, give a "sure buddy," and hold your cards close. Min-max your plays and understand the difference between words and actions.
You have to have a more guarded faith in management than that, but yes, if there are layoffs 3 months after not foreseeing more layoffs management was either lying or incompetent, and it's time to GTFO.
Um no he is right. This is just the start. I have been around the block to know that layoffs rarely are only one rounders. Word of advice, if a company is doing voluntary layoff, and you have decent porosity of finding anther job, jump on it. The first round guys get the best offer. It only gets worse from there
The same goes for M&A - "Nothing will change"..until it does and "We're a family"..until you're not.
Once you've been around the block a few times, you learn that taking these statements at face value is a recipe for disappointment and being proven wrong. Just nod, give a "sure buddy," and hold your cards close. Min-max your plays and understand the difference between words and actions.