One year later, I am reposting on Jobcase my LinkedIn Pulse Post (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/seven-signs-your-employment-days-numbered-michael-alfes?trk=mp-author-card). And the things are not looking better.

Seven Signs that your Employment Days are Numbered

1. The way your Manager communicates with you somehow changed: he is talking with you less, not so friendly/cheerful/enthusiastic, very often he is "too busy" for you (but not for others), overall the way he looks at you changed, you can observe "Micro Expressions" (Google "Micro Expression" or watch on DVD "Lie to Me" TV Series, 2009-2011);

2. Your peers also treat you differently, talking less in your presence and looking waiting until you would leave the room, the same can be said about their "Micro Expressions";

3. You are no longer invited to various meetings that you were used to be invited before;

4. You are also getting less emails, memos and other information that you usually received earlier;

5. You are asked to prepare reports of your daily activity hour-by-hour; while you cannot recall such reporting requests before;

6. Your workload suddenly reduced and some projects that you were expected to work are put on hold or sent back for redesign;

7. Your always Great Performance suddenly is appraised as Unsatisfactory and you are put on Probation with 30-60-90 Days Performance Improvement Plan which is most probably designed for your Failure even if you are doing all your best.

So, they are no longer considering you as an asset, rather as a liability.

It makes a sense to start looking for a new job now, while you are still employed.

There is always some lag (few days) between a day when that business decision to let you go is made (by higher management) and a day of its execution (by your supervisor and HR representative).

At this point your better get prepared some list of questions such as: severance package, any paid time remaining, future work references, documenting your past achievements and overall outlining your experience with this employer.

For example, if you managed projects you would need to get documented your Project Management Hours for PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification.

Documented work experience is also important for getting Professional Licenses required by your State (like Private Investigator License which requires 3 years of documented investigative experience in the State of Arizona).

The picture below is taken from "Back to the Future" Movie, Part II, 1989.