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In response to "So, the interview went well yesterday. Couple questions for anyone who feels like chiming in." by Subversive - daddy x 2

My only thoughts are this. With this bad economy layoffs are usually based on seniority. You would be low man on the list if the company took a

Posted by Redmond has a particular set of skills (aka REDMOND) Jan 29 '09, 06:31

sudden downturn.

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Well, that's a risk no matter where I leave for. However in IT things are actually pretty good. Company budgets are being cut but IT budgets are - Subversive - daddy x 2 Jan 29, 06:36 4
- See my note about my friend. He's really happing making almost 2x what he was at the small company but feels is tech knowledge is stagnating - oblique Jan 29, 06:37 2
  - This is interesting, because that's what I feel is sort of happening to me right now. - Subversive - daddy x 2 Jan 29, 06:42 1
    - heh. Deploying vmware puts you ahead of alot of people - oblique Jan 29, 06:44
- I have heard this, actually. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 06:37
not necessarily. I've been laid off at both ends of seniority. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 06:35 9
- yup, sometimes they'll cut the top salaries instead, saving more money by not having to pay the bigger salaries. - znufrii Jan 29, 06:36 5
  - yes, exactly. Or if a whole department gets cut, everyone goes. I've had that happen. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 06:37 4
    - I've seen that happen too. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 06:39 3
      - I've also seen the "only computer guy" get cut. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 06:40 2
        
        I was at a company where all the redheads got fired. -- nm - Redmond has a particular set of skills Jan 29, 06:41 1
        
        seriously, they cut the computer guys. more than one place. "We'll hire someone by the hour as needed" or "we'll use the guys in our other office." -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 06:41
- Sometimes the situation is 1 higher-up or 2 entry-levels. -- nm - Strongbad Jan 29, 06:35 2
  - and you retain more capacity with two bodies than with one. -- nm - znufrii Jan 29, 06:37
  - one of my best friends just got laid off from Vault.com after 12 years. she was chief editor. -- nm - loosilu Jan 29, 06:36
Good point also, I'm not sure I'd want to go from being "valuable guy in IT" to "one of 6 in a big company" right now - oblique Jan 29, 06:34

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