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by MrDresden 1603 days ago
I have gone through a restructuring at an established old money financial company where most of the management tier above me (up 2 levels) was let go, as well as many in the IT department along with a few from the product team I was in.

I decided to stay and see what would happen, and would advice the same.

The reasoning I used was that the change in structure might bring with it new opportunities and actually cause internal grievances to get addressed. In case of being laid off I would still hold skills in high demand and would not have any issue finding another job. And in case I would not like the changes made, I would always be able to leave anyway.

I ended up staying, not being fired, receive two raises and be able to learn new skills. Its been 2 years since this happened.

Your personal situations can differ of course, but unless you would be in dire financial straights or feeling that you would have a hard time finding a new position, I'd recommend staying and seeing how things go.

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Thanks appreciate it.