Coaching practices for Advantage of Staying in a Company Affected by Heavy Job Cuts
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- There’s a job that pays more but eats my evenings, and a longer commute that saves a little cash, and I keep instinctively grabbing the money option
- I can’t tell which of my expenses I actually value and which are just there
- My whole job search is just refreshing job boards and firing off applications into the void, competing with hundreds of strangers for whatever happens to be posted
- I keep assuming the fix for being stretched is to hire more people, but every time we grow we somehow move slower and spend the day just keeping each other in the loop
- I keep clinging to the stock that’s tanking, finishing the meal I’m too full to enjoy, staying in things that have clearly failed
Practices that may help
- Choose time over money on purpose
When trade-offs arise, weight time more heavily than the extra dollars.
Time Affluence, Made Practical - Run the reverse test: what would you give up if income dropped?
Test your spending choices by asking which you’d cut first if income fell — that reveals what is genuinely valued.
Lifestyle Creep: Why Raises Don’t Make You Richer - Build and work a target list of roles and organisations
Replace passive job board browsing with active research into specific organisations you want to understand.
Informational Interviews: Career Research That Builds Your Network - Protect the advantages of small — resist headcount as a measure of success
Adding people to a team adds communication overhead faster than it adds output — protect the productivity of small.
Designing a Calm Company (Fried & Hansson) - Know when to close a painful mental account
We keep losing accounts "open" to avoid booking the loss — and pay more to keep them open.
Mental Accounting, Made Practical - Outsource tasks you dislike to buy time affluence
Paying to offload dreaded tasks raises happiness more than spending the same money on material goods.
Time Smart: Buying Back Your Time Affluence - Pre-commit a raise before you touch it
Direct a fixed percentage of any income increase to savings before it hits your spending account.
Lifestyle Creep: Why Raises Don’t Make You Richer - Audit work hours against your stated priorities
Compare how you actually spend your time this week against what you say matters most.
The Regret of the Dying - Apply extra scrutiny when a choice feels obviously good
Positive affect is as reliable a bias-trigger as fear — audit opportunities that feel like obvious wins.
The Affect Heuristic — When Feelings Substitute for Facts - Reframe “doing nothing” as an active choice with consequences
Ask: “What am I choosing if I stay here?” — not just “Is the change worth it?”
Status Quo Bias — Why We Stick with the Default
Related concerns
- Underpaid But Not Willing To Be Seen As Job Hopper What Should I Do
When trade-offs arise, weight time more heavily than the extra dollars.
Choose time over money on purpose
- When Time Affluence Value Time Over Money
When trade-offs arise, weight time more heavily than the extra dollars.
- Can A Job Change My Position And Lower Pay After Hiring Me
In salary negotiation, opening high is partly a door-in-the-face move — your real ask lands against a high anchor.
Use the door-in-the-face structure in salary and price negotiations
- Choosing Time Over Money
When trade-offs arise, weight time more heavily than the extra dollars.
- Did I Hurt My Future Financial Worth By Accepting A Lower Paying Job
When trade-offs arise, weight time more heavily than the extra dollars.
- Is It Advisable To Switch Job In First Few Months For Better Pay
When you know the value range, anchor first — the opening number drags the deal toward it.
Make the first offer (when you’re informed)
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