Is there any reliable ways to tell if a company is going to be around for a while? Are there metrics someone on the outside can use to tell how they are doing financially?
Like a lot of tech startups give pretty good offers, but they may not even be around tomorrow. I'm talking private businesses, not publicly traded ones obviously.
Also, if a company goes under, do you get any forewarning as an employee or does the boss just come up one day and say fuck off?
This is exactly why I work for the government.
>>1062235
Well, a big indicator of the business being in trouble is when payroll slips. If that ever happens, get your resume out immediately.
Every firing/layoff that I've experienced has been very sudden. However, none were near death, only on a long slide towards it.
Don't wait for management to tell you anything. They've already made their decision so there's no point in dealing with you until the day the company crashes or you're shown the door.
>>1062235
I have a measure, but it's proprietary. Definitely not broadcasting it on /biz/
>>1062617
Are you a haruspex?
>>1062265
Enjoy your dull ass waste of time job, grinding out your life. I love the cutt throat strategy of the private sector, some people just arent cut out for life in the jungle.
>>1062265
Yeah I don't work for the gov't, but almost, the company is definitely not going anywhere.
Gets a bit boring after a while
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WarningSignsOfCorporateDoom
An addendum to level 4:
. They hire a diversity officer/consultant and dedicate millions of dollars to a diversity initiative and training.
