[zapperdapper]

Something to bear in mind. I've been in this game 33 years now and very few of the companies I worked for even exist today. They either went bust or were bought by a bigger company. And I'm not talking fly by night companies either: MySQL AB bought by Sun for 1 billion. Sun bought by Oracle. One day someone will probably buy Oracle (God help them!).

One company I worked for I literally had about an hour's notice before they shuttered. I was working from home on the Friday and got a call late afternoon and while my manager was on the phone the sys admins shut down the networks and an hour or so later everyone had gone home and the company never opened its doors again!

Being laid off can work out. The last time I got laid off I took the plunge, went contracting, and never looked back.

My advice. Stay cool. You have savings (many don't). This could be a good opportunity for you.