Should you switch? Compare two employers side by side.

Weighing an offer against the job you already have is mostly guesswork — you know your own company's rumours and almost nothing about theirs. Pick both below and PinkSlip scores them with the same model, on the same morning, from the same public sources.

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How to read a job-safety comparison

Every tracked company carries a layoff risk score from 0 to 100, where higher means riskier. The score blends confirmed layoff events, state WARN filings, quarterly earnings and guidance, hiring and open-role trends, layoff news volume and anonymous crowd reports. Because both sides of a comparison are recomputed by the same model on the same morning, the difference between the two numbers is meaningful in a way that comparing two news cycles never is.

Level is only half the story. A company sitting at 55 and falling four points a month is often a better bet than one sitting at 45 and climbing, which is why every comparison shows the 7-day and 30-day move alongside the score, and plots both 90-day histories on a single axis. Confirmed cuts decay on a half-life rather than expiring, so a large recent round keeps weighing on an employer for months.

Finally, treat the number as the weather rather than a forecast for your specific seat. Employer-level risk says nothing about whether your team is revenue-critical, recently reorganised or funded through the next planning cycle. The comparison is at its most useful as a list of questions to ask before you accept — not as the decision itself.

Comparing employers — frequently asked questions

How do you decide which company is safer?

Both employers are scored on the same morning, by the same model, for the same job family and region — so the two numbers are directly comparable. The lower score is the safer side. A gap under three points is reported as too close to call, because a 0–100 index built from public signals cannot resolve a difference that small.

What data goes into the comparison?

Confirmed layoff events, state WARN filings, quarterly earnings and guidance, hiring and open-role trends, layoff news volume, and anonymous crowd reports. Each signal is weighted by how predictive it has been and decays on a half-life as it ages, so a cut announced last month weighs about twice as much as the same cut two months earlier.

Should I turn down an offer because of a risk score?

No. The score measures employer-level risk, not your seat. A role close to revenue at a riskier company is often safer than a cost-centre role at a safer one, and compensation, team and scope usually outweigh a few index points. Use the comparison to ask better questions in the interview — about team funding, recent reorgs and headcount plans.

How often do the comparisons update?

Every day. An automated job re-scrapes the public sources each morning and rescores every tracked company, so a comparison you read this week can flip next week. The 7-day and 30-day movement columns show which direction each employer is heading.