Given the current situation, I will have to agree with Mark. Even if you are successful in securing a new position, if things turn sour at the new company, then generally The
Last
In Will be the
First
Out (LIFO
) . I have just started my new contract and keeping my fingers crossed
. The project they hired me for got cancelled and they are trying to find me some other work.
Also, this is not the time to be complacent either. One should
-- keep networking
-- Stay relevant with regards to technologies, frameworks, IT strategies (SOA, BPM, etc), etc
-- Look at ways to have
residual income, eg. blogs, writing books, freelance work, etc
-- Stay visible, e.g. take on more responsibilities at work, write blogs, write articles, open-source contribution, etc
-- Not take the prolonged leave of absence from work, unless you know for sure that they cannot survive without you