[advael]

I mean I've worked for multiple companies wherein I've been explicitly hired as R&D staff and then let go because they don't want that anymore and would rather downsize than pay another dev to do the short-term work they are now focusing on, and also for companies where the workload wasn't too heavy and left me time to do other stuff but they ran out of runway without telling anyone. I've also worked for a company where I did three people's jobs that weren't mine for three months and got commended for saving the company (not my words) but then unceremoniously laid off because promises were made during that time (that I didn't ask for) and then spreadsheets were consulted and said promises started looking expensive

During none of these instances was I given any warning or offered a transfer or pay cut instead

Basically, the last few years dealing with this industry have given me some trust issues