Is Your Job at Risk? Take the Quiz to Find Out

2. How do you feel when you get home from work each day?

Exhausted—just want to rest

Very tired, but I still want to sort out work tasks

Utterly drained day after day

3. Lately your workload has spiked and you’re required to work overtime. How do you feel?

Flustered and at a loss

Energized by the challenge and fully engaged

A little anxious, but it’s manageable

4. Have you thought about where you’ll be in 10 or 20 years career‑wise?

I don’t think that far ahead

I’ve thought about it vaguely

Yes—I’ve set clear goals and a plan

5. How do you feel on Monday mornings?

No strong feelings—I just get up and go to work

It’s hard to get up; I don’t want to go to work

Eager and motivated to get to work

6. When you run into a problem at work, what do you do?

Ask colleagues for help

Ask my manager

Try to solve it myself and wait until my manager asks

7. How do you view the proactive, hard‑working colleagues at your company?

I compete with them

I feel a bit envious

I don’t think it’s necessary to work that hard

8. Do you complain about your job to your family after work?

No, because I enjoy my work

Sometimes

I complain often

9. Do you make a daily work plan for yourself?

Yes—I make detailed plans

No—I wait for my manager to assign tasks

I make a rough plan, but I don’t always stick to it

10. Recently, your manager set performance targets. Seeing your coworkers pushing hard, how do you feel?

It doesn’t really affect me

I feel a bit uneasy

I’m pushing hard too

A. You’re at high risk of being laid off

Your current approach to work is weak. You lack clear goals and aren’t putting in the necessary effort, so your results are mediocre. That might have passed in the past, but most companies now evaluate strictly on performance. If you don’t change course, you’re likely to be let go.

B. You’re at some risk of losing your job

You’re not chasing big ambitions—you want a steady job that doesn’t demand too much. But as the saying goes, “If you’re not moving forward, you’re falling behind.” In today’s competitive job market, others are advancing while you stand still, making it easy to be outpaced. If your company needs to downsize, you could be on the bubble.

C. Low likelihood of being laid off

You have clear goals and a career plan, and you put in the effort to deliver strong results. Overall, you don’t need to worry much about layoffs. That said, your follow‑through could improve—you sometimes set plans but don’t stick to them. Strengthen your consistency and you’ll do even better.

D. You’re very unlikely to lose your job

You don’t need to worry about layoffs. You’re passionate, quick on your feet, and creative, and you deliver high‑quality work. Even when problems or surprises arise, you respond quickly and resolve them effectively. Talent like yours is in high demand—why would a company let you go?