tl;dr Employer announced layoffs while previous employer offering me to come back. Seeking advice on whether I should go back or not?<p>I work in silicon valley for one of the reputed employer who recently announced plans for layoffs. The things are still very uncertain as there is no visibility on which departments and how many people are affected by the company&#x27;s decision. In short, I don&#x27;t know if I will be laid off or working for the same company in next couple of weeks. I just finished first half year at this employer.<p>Hearing the news, my previous employer contacted me offering the role back in company. The position (technologies, background etc) at both places is similar. I have listed points about both companies in terms of opportunities, salary, perks and working hours etc below.<p>Opportunity
Current company is reputed brand name in silicon valley and there are lots of smart people around me. I have been focussing on single project at a time and learning curve is very shallow. Whereas, the previous company is a startup where I have freedom to work on anything I want and learning curve is pretty steep.<p>Perks
No doubt the current company has best perks in the valley.<p>No. of working hours
My current job is typical 9 to 6 whereas in previous company it varied anywhere from 8am to 8pm.<p>Salary
I had almost 50% rise + stock benefits when I joined this company. The previous employer might give me ~30% rise of my base package in old company plus some stock options.<p>I need your guidance in deciding whether I should stay at current employer for things to become more clear about layoffs or I should move on and go back to previous employer. Or take out some time and look for new opportunities in tech market (as it&#x27;s not a bad time in market to be laid off).<p>Thanks a lot in advance.
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