Three "no layoff" emails in one month. How worried should I be? Leadership is acting like everything is normal, but they keep blasting these weirdly specific emails saying our roles are secure. Is this a classic red flag, or am I just being paranoid?

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Don’t trust it. The CEO at my last “permanent” position lied through her teeth multiple times about the offshore contractors she brought on to replace us. She sold them as a “24 hour work” implementation and a way to “take some responsibilities off” our plates. Then when she did the layoff she blamed it on market conditions and a fragile economy, but she then said the layoff planning started a year before they happened.

Moral of the story is, don’t believe them, don’t trust them and go with your gut every time. They don’t care about you and won’t lose any sleep after they lie to you.

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Take medical leave. They can’t fire you and you get paid. Best hack while job searching

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They don't want y'all to quit before they are ready to lay you off.

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ha ha ha ha (Joker)…. Why so serious

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**personally** if they say no-layoff, I’d take their word for it.

However, I see some good comments below/above as well.

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It’s better to wait for the severance. Don’t go anywhere. But feel free to prep for interviews casually. Make sure you’re adding value at work too

Definitely means there will be layoffs if not some already

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