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Old 11-09-2009, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by disneysteve View Post
Definitely a valid argument.

Think about this, though. Let's say the job is something that involves contract work for others. As word starts spreading that the company is closing down in as little as 2 years, new clients start drying up. They don't want to sign on with a company that is struggling. Some existing clients pull out, as well. Before you know it, that 2 year estimate becomes 18 months or less than that.

I guess it depends on the nature of the job and the available job market in that field.

Yes, and this is why this decision is a hard one. I read in the NY Times that the real unemployment rate is 17%!! Yikes! I know more then a few people that have left one job for a "more secure" job that ended a few months later. On the other hand, I know of several others that stayed and got canned. This is a tough time we live in and I fear the end is no where in site.
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