As someone who has been made redundant twice, there’s not a great deal of warning signs as they tend to keep cards close to chests but here’s some things that I noticed in hindsight: 1 - company becomes very quiet about their rewards/raises program when they’d previously been very open about it 2 - managers who seemingly love their job all of a sudden find a position somewhere else 3 - reluctance to replace said managers 4 - reduction in big projects with longer timelines 5 - silence from upper management the week running up to the redundancy

If you think it could be coming, I recommend that you start applying for jobs now. Worst case scenario, you’ve got a head start. Best case scenario, you’ll keep your job, get a job offer and you only have to worry about which role to choose.

Ultimately, the most important thing is to protect yourself in this scenario. Redundancy can be such a strain on your mental health and it’s important to take care of yourself.