Have you been at the same job for too long? - How long is too long?

[Gooch]

I've worked for same company for 7 years. Worked in 4 different divisions. Survived merger, and cuts. But, not this year. My last 2.5 years has been a rollercoaster of insanity for the mis-run International division, and they are so mis-run, they can't afford the one production guy they had. Company wants to retain me...but with cuts and fact it is budget time and new fiscal year isn't till Oct, right now I'm completely fucked. And the severance is pure garbage, but I can't renegotiate or make a stink b/c I need them to come thru with position or at least freelance.

Now, I need to decide if I want to freelance, collect unemployment and rethink what I want to do, or try to slide into another company at a lesser salary and hope to work my way up.

Change is tough, but inevitable.