I've been through probably 3 DOZEN layoffs so far in my career. If management comes in one day out of the blue and assures you there won't be layoffs I can 100

I've been through probably 3 DOZEN layoffs so far in my career. If management comes in one day out of the blue and assures you there won't be layoffs I can 100% guarantee there will be soon. (Especially when it is an executive from corporate or _military_ HQ) It happens every time. It is one of the biggest red flags of an impending layoff. You have much better hope if they are not saying stuff like that.