[internetman55]

Indeed, the way mgmt seems willing to capriciously fire people for "values" conflict or getting caught in the middle of some mess management created is one of the reasons I don't really see the point of investing much in a single job. I can still get fired or laid off at random if I worked two hours extra a day or something (has happened to me). If I spend those two hours making myself marketable and networking it won't matter if you fire me because I'll just bounce to something else. I wish some managers would just learn to interact like humans instead of being insecure tough guys and "playing hardball" with everyone. I've seen that tank projects and set back careers (IC and mgmt).