And, remember, they will use you until they don't need you. Just because you're valuable this month, doesn't mean you will be, next month. If you seem to be p

And, remember, they will use you until they don't need you. Just because you're valuable this month, doesn't mean you will be, next month. If you seem to be performing a lot of knowledge transfer. If you find yourself, a couple of weeks or months in, cut by cut being eliminated from communications and events. The best way to, personally, survive an acquisition is to be cultivating your options before you ever hear of it, and to be honing them once you do. You might choose to stay. You might be given no choice.