[gshdg]

Make time to speak more with my manager about the role I wanted that didn’t seem to be available, rather than accepting that role at a less stable company and then getting laid off from it due to cash flow problems a month after my former manager had hired someone else into the role I’d wanted.

[brtkdotse]

On a similar note, take the old advice of finding a good boss instead of a good job. I've mostly had good bosses, but they always had at least 25+ people under them making it really hard to form a good relationship.