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5. You are suddenly being supervised very closely.
If you have always had a great deal of autonomy in the past and are now being scrutinised at every turn, there might be a serious reason behind this new form of management.
Whether you feel you need your hand held or not, new scrutiny in the workplace can sometimes mean less confidence in your abilities.
6. You have received one or more negative reviews.
Good companies try to help employees recognise and understand ways in which they need to improve. Most have some kind of review system in place to help employees track their progress.
- If you have received a performance review that is negative, you need to take it to heart and make some changes.
- If you have multiple bad reviews under your belt and still haven't learned from them, your days probably are numbered.
- Just as bad, if you've had stellar reviews in the past and suddenly you are no longer regarded as a star performer, watch out!
7. The company is "reorganising."
Mergers, acquisitions and restructuring can all be good for business, but bad for employees.
- Are there rumours about another company buying your business?
- Is your company merging with another that has employees who do the same job as you?
Pay attention to what you hear through the grapevine regarding the future of the business - it can have a dramatic effect on your future.
8. You just haven't been performing.
When it comes down to brass tacks, you know your performance better than anyone.
You know that you've been surfing the Internet when you should be finishing your reports, that you have spent hours making personal calls and that your once hour-long lunches have grown increasingly longer. If your heart just has not been in your job lately, your superiors probably have taken notice.
Think about it - if you were the boss, would you fire you? If so, you might want to start making plans for your exit strategy.
