Clear Out Your Desk: 10 Signs You’re About to Get The Pink Slip

10. Expenses are cut.

As I mentioned earlier, lay-offs are inevitable and even if your bosses are still faxing and filing while the Titanic sinks, you should keep an eye out for the iceberg.  Have your Del Friscos lunches been reduced to Dominos?  Does your manager’s blood pressure shoot up whenever you print out anything in color? Cutting expenses doesn’t mean that you’ll show up to see an eviction notice, but it may be a sign that management has money concerns.  Before  they start skimping on the big things, find little ways to do your part.  Try not expensing your parking everyday when you live 10 minutes away and don’t write off the McDonald’s you had while on a conference call as a “corporate lunch.”  It may seem like nothing, but those $9.00 value meals add up.

Toya Sharee is a  community health   educator and parenting education coordinator who  has a  passion for helping  young women build their self-esteem and  make well-informed choices about their sexual health.  She also advocates  for women’s reproductive rights and blogs about  everything from beauty to  love and relationships. Follow her on Twitter @TheTrueTSharee or visit her blog, Bullets  and Blessings.