Originally Posted by
flyboyike
I have a question to all those who appear to stay awake at night worrying about a merger: should one happen, do you plan to quit? If the answer to that is no, then why even think about it? Not that I have anything against anyone senior to me quitting, it just seems pointless to worry about things over which one has exactly zero control...
It's a long career; many possible mergers, financial meltdowns, bankruptcy filings, contract concession talks, furlough threats and tears to come.
If the rumor of a merger is enough to stress anyone out, may be time to punch the eject button from this career at this time.