Am I getting fired? Read the signals without guessing
Am I getting fired is one of the loneliest questions at work, because the one person who knows the answer is usually the one you feel you cannot ask. So people read signals: a cancelled one on one, a meeting they were not invited to, a hiring freeze, a friend's company cutting staff. Some of those signals mean something. Some mean nothing at all.
This check reads twelve common signals in four groups: what your manager is doing, what the company is doing, what has been said or written about your performance, and what is happening in your market. You get a signal score from 0 to 100, the group with the strongest signal, and a plan that fits the level. Signals are not certainty. This page cannot know your employer's plans, and it never tells you that you are about to be fired.
It takes about four minutes and shows your result without an email. If you manage people, say so on the next screen.
Job Security Signals Check: am I getting fired
Am I about to lose my job, and what should I do this week either way?
What you get
- Your score out of 100
- Which of the 4 results you land on
- Scores across Manager Signals, Company Signals, Performance Signals and Market Signals
- Your strongest dimension and your gap, and where to start
This check reads common signals. Signals are not a prediction, and this page cannot know your employer's plans. It is not legal advice: in the US, retaliation and discrimination have legal remedies and some layoffs require notice under the WARN Act; if you suspect either, talk to an employment lawyer. If your visa depends on your job, seek immigration counsel early. If the worry is affecting your health, talk to someone; in the US, call or text 988.
This check reads common signals. Signals are not a prediction, and this page cannot know your employer's plans. It is not legal advice: in the US, retaliation and discrimination have legal remedies and some layoffs require notice under the WARN Act; if you suspect either, talk to an employment lawyer. If your visa depends on your job, seek immigration counsel early. If the worry is affecting your health, talk to someone; in the US, call or text 988.
Your next move
If you do not manage people
Your full result has the preparation list for your level and one direct question to ask your manager. Signals are not certainty, and preparation helps whatever happens.
If you manage people
If one of your people would score you this way, you have left them guessing. The 1:1 meeting builder keeps the conversation going, and the span of control calculator helps if you are asked to reshape a team.
Email me this result
Optional. Your score is already on screen. Enter your details and a copy of this result, your score, your level and your four dimension scores, is sent to you.
Done. Your result is on its way.
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The four results
Every completed run lands on one of these pages, with your own scores drawn from the link the tool gives you. Each one is readable without taking the tool.
Signs you are getting fired, and signs of layoffs coming: not the same thing
People search for signs you are getting fired and signs of layoffs coming as if they were one question. They are two, and they call for different responses.
- Signals about you. Concerns about your work put in writing, a formal improvement plan, and a manager whose access and feedback have changed without explanation. These are the ones to take most seriously, and the ones a direct conversation can do most about.
- Signals about the company. Hiring frozen, planned work paused, areas merged or reorganised. They describe decisions made above your manager, and your own performance is only one input into them.
- Signals about the market. Cuts across your industry, or your kind of role being merged or automated elsewhere. They move slowly, and they are the best reason to keep your network warm.
A cancelled one on one on its own is not a signal about you. Several changes from your manager in a month, with nothing said, is worth a question.
How this differs
Most am I getting fired quizzes online count warning signs and end in a verdict, and some are built to sell a resume service. This check does not predict anything. It separates signals from your manager, your company, your performance record and your market, because each one calls for a different response, and it shows the result first. It is not a legal assessment and it is not a version of any published instrument. It is built by a leadership coaching firm, which is why every result also has a view for the manager whose people are asking this question.
What happens to your responses
Your score, your result and your dimension scores are shown on screen without an email address. An anonymous copy of the score and the dimension scores, with no name, email or free text, joins the aggregate statistics for this tool, which are published only when a cut has at least 30 completions. Email is optional. Only if you ask for the result by email is it written to your contact record, and only then. The full rules are on the methodology page.
If you need support now
This page is not a crisis service and nobody reads your answers. If you are thinking about harming yourself or you are in danger, reach a person today. In the US, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, or text HOME to 741741 to reach Crisis Text Line.
In the UK and Ireland, call Samaritans on 116 123, or text SHOUT to 85258. Anywhere else, call your local emergency number. If work is affecting your sleep or your health, see a doctor. A coach is not the right first call for that, and neither is a quiz.
If this is a legal matter
Harassment and discrimination at work are legal questions, and a quiz cannot answer them. In the US, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission explains what the law covers and how to file a charge at eeoc.gov. In the UK, ACAS gives free, impartial advice at acas.org.uk. An employment lawyer can tell you what applies to you. Nothing on this page is legal advice.
Common questions
Can this tell me if I am getting fired?
No. It reads twelve common signals and shows which group is strongest: your manager, your company, your performance record or your market. Signals are not a prediction, and this page cannot know your employer's plans.
What are the signs you are about to be fired?
Common signals include one on ones cancelled or cut short, feedback drying up, being left out of meetings, and concerns about your performance put in writing. The last one matters most. This check scores all of them and separates them from company and market signals.
What are the signs of layoffs coming?
In this check they are the company signals: hiring frozen or slowed, areas reorganised or merged, and planned work paused. They describe an area or a company, not a verdict on one person. Read them together with the manager and performance signals before drawing a conclusion.
Should I ask my manager if my job is safe?
Usually yes, in a calm and specific form: I have noticed some changes and would rather ask than guess; is there anything about my role I should know? You may not get a full answer, and how the question is received is information too.
Will my employer see my answers?
No. Nothing you enter is sent to anyone. An anonymous copy of the scores, with no name, email, employer or free text, joins the aggregate statistics. If you ask for your result by email, only that result is sent to you.
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The numbers behind this tool
Aggregate results are published at Job Security Statistics: The Signals People Report once a cut reaches 30 completions, under the Workplace Reality Index methodology. It is part of the Workplace Reality Index, which is kept separate from the leader indexes. More free tools are at the tools shelf.