Ask HN: As an employee of a company, how do you assess its health?

Re:Ask HN: As an employee of a company, how do you assess it... by tyingq on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @09:49AM (#14654016)

Make friends with whoever does accounts payable. In many companies, paying vendors later than agreed terms would be the first sign of trouble. Companies will often do that before anything directly visible to employees.

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Re:Ask HN: As an employee of a company, how do you assess it... by mandude on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @02:31PM (#14656931)

I heard Trump did this to many of his contractors.

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Re:Ask HN: As an employee of a company, how do you assess it... by tyingq on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @03:11PM (#14657284)

I would guess it happens at every company when financial struggles arise. It's the easiest lever to pull.

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