Prepare
Level. Scores 51 to 75. Many signals present. Prepare quietly while you ask directly.
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 signal score is between 51 and 75. Many of the twelve signals are present, across more than one group. This check calls that Prepare. It is still not a prediction: signals describe what is happening around you, not a decision anyone has made. It is a reason to get ready, because getting ready costs little and helps you whatever happens.
Preparing is not giving up, and it is not disloyal. It is what a careful person does when the information is incomplete. Done well, it is invisible at work and it makes you calmer, which makes you better at the job you are worried about.
Preparation covers four things. Your record: your own copies of your reviews, written feedback and results, and nothing your employer treats as confidential. Your references: three people who have seen your work and would speak for it, each contacted recently. Your network: people outside the company who know what you do. Your finances: how many months of costs you could cover if your income stopped, worked out as plain arithmetic. You do not need all four this week. You need to start.
At the same time, ask directly. A good manager would rather be asked than guessed about. Try: I have noticed some changes and I would rather ask than guess. Is there anything about my role or my work I should know? You may not get a full answer. You will learn something from how the question is received.
If your visa depends on your job, or you suspect the changes are about something other than your work, the notes at the top and foot of this page apply now, not later. If you are already asking whether to go before you are asked, the should I quit my job quiz separates the job from the decision.
What to do with this result
If you do not manage people
The direct question. In your next one on one: I have noticed some changes and I would rather ask than guess. Is there anything about my role or my work I should know? Stay calm, listen, and write down what you hear.
The preparation list. Your own copies of your reviews and feedback, and nothing your employer treats as confidential. Three references, each contacted this month. Five people outside the company who know your work. Your runway in months: savings divided by monthly costs. Start with whichever one you have done least.
The free leadership style quiz shows what you lead with, which is worth knowing before any next conversation about a role.
If you manage people
If one of your people would score you this way, you have left them guessing, and people who are guessing start preparing to leave. In Gallup research reported by Fortune, 45 percent of people who left a job voluntarily had no conversation with their manager about their future in the three months before they went. The same research found 42 percent said their exit was preventable. If change is coming and you cannot say what, say what you can: the timeline, what you do not know yet, and when you will talk again.
If you are the one being asked to cut or reshape a team, the span of control calculator shows what each manager can carry before you decide. The 1:1 meeting builder keeps the conversations going while the decision is made.
Next step
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.
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About this result
This is one of 4 results from the Job Security Signals Check: am I getting fired, a free tool that shows the score without an email. Aggregate figures are at the statistics page once 30 completions have been reached. More free tools are at the tools shelf.