[BossingAround]

Though this is probably not what you're asking for...

Realizing that my career is my own, and that I owe nothing to anybody. Nobody is doing _you_ a favor by hiring you. At most, it's a calculated risk.

Furthermore, realizing that I shouldn't suffer for management decisions. If you've been putting out fires for a whole year, either the whole team has been consistently doing a very poor job (unlikely, though possible), or the fault is out of your reach (quite likely IMO). In either case, it's totally acceptable to jump the ship to another team.

[mmcconnell1618]

I was laid off early in my career despite being one of the top performers and getting rewards and kudos along the way. It opened my eyes to the fact that no job is a "safe" job and you should think of a salaried position as an open-ended contract that happens to pay out every two weeks.

A company only keeps you around if they can justify getting more value from you than what they are paying to keep you around. Add more value and document that value you're creating for job security.