I feel your pain, I have been on both ends of the spectrum.
My last job ended when they decided to relocate and I told them I wouldn't go.
It was treated as a personal affront.
I had several meetings with VP's and directors, even was given a blank sheet of paper for a relo package.
After they finally understood that I wouldn't move or make the 2 hour drive each way, they agree let me go about my job.
During the time I found out, to when I left, I was treated as a totally different person.
My responsibilities were whittled down to nothing.
I was no longer training new people and was left out of staff meetings.
Everytime I made a mistake, they looked at me like I was sabotaging the company.
I really was tempted to bail on them.
To make matters worse, they dangled a nice severance package at me if I stayed for the 2 months until they packed up.
Really liking my managers, I agreed and then the slimeball vp started looking for ways to get rid of me right before I left so they wouldn't have to pay the severance.
I hated it, felt betrayed, and used.
However,I did laugh all the way to the bank after I had left and started cashing the sev checks.
Now I find myself on the other end of the spectrum.
The company I just started with in October just laid off 600 people- 200 of them from the IT department.
Now they just upped the dress code to "Business Professional."
I want to start looking, before the next round of layoffs, but I can't- the wife and I just started to buy a house and I can't hop jobs or else I probably won't qualify for a mortgage.
I am also afraid to start looking because it will appear strange that I left a company after only being there 7 months.
When is a good time to start looking for a job?
Should I wait for another year and a half, and hope they don't lay me off?
I don't want to get branded as a job hopper.
What do most people use as a job hop calendar?
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