If you want to stay off the spreadsheet when Finance says “cut 10 %,” you need to become Un-Layoff-Able—the person whose departure would punch an immediate hole in revenue, innovation, or customer trust.
Okay — the title might be a little misleading. If you just robbed a bank and are evading the authorities, this post will probably not work for you (Sorry). But for most business and career problems — this will do just fine.
Once you’ve diagnosed if you are working in a toxic environment (see last post), there are a number of ways to deal with it:Leave.
Stay and move to another team/department/division/location.
Stay and endure.
