But that almost never happens, ... People are so thrilled, usually, to customize their work arrangements that they become very protective of the deal they've created for themselves.
The thing that people need to remember is that downsizing may be back on the front pages, but the downsizing never slowed down. Downsizing has been a constant and regular feature of the new working world, and it will continue to be.
The No. 1 thing is to be one of those people who gets a lot of work done very well, very fast. Don't be scared into submission by all the downsizing activity. That's exactly the wrong message to take.
There's tremendous demand for skilled people at all levels of almost every organization and almost every industry and that's true in almost every part of the country.
If you're one of those people who gets tons of work done very well, very fast, and you can prove it, you're not going anywhere.