This is the Jocko Underground podcast number 181 sitting here with Echo Charles.

We've got a series of questions from you all, which we will provide answers or courses of actions or recommendations.

Let's get into it.

Jocko.

I work for a web publishing company that just laid off 12% of the staff, including growing segments while protecting declining ones.

Leadership only gave a vague email and slash freelance budgets despite strong ROI and won't address the questions.

Our financial reports show revenue up, cost flat, and cash strong, yet

concerns are dismissed, leaving me worried about both my job and the company's future. Should

I move on? Push for answers or just keep my head down. Thank you. Should I move on, push for answers answers or just keep my head down? The answer is yes.

You should do all three of those things. You should keep your head down. What does that mean?

You should work hard, perform well, try and help the company win. You should do that for sure.

At the same time, you should also push for answers try and figure out

what's happening ask some earnest questions bringing up the chain of command in the all hands

maybe send an email to your to your direct superior asking what's happening ask if you get some

more information ask some direct questions about like hey where are we at with this and what's

going on with that and and don't accuse them. Just say, hey, look, I want to be able to support the mission here. I'm wondering if we could find out why this budget got cut. And then while you're doing that, you should also, yes, prepare your resume and have an exit strategy. You know, reach out to some of those relationships that you have in

the industry talk to them hey how is everything going over there you know what positions do you guys

have coming available hey you just you don't just keep things on the ready because these are not

good signs that we're seeing but there is a chance that you know they're

going to get a major investor that's going to come in and they want them to focus

on this other thing and so they're getting rid of some of the other stuff like

there's a possibility that everything's cool but we don't know yet so I would do all

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