I assume you work at Twitter.  The nytimes articles seem to suggest this is going to be announced this week, so you can certainly wait that long to at least find out.<p>That said, I think you might be asking: &quot;should I wait to know if I&#x27;m laid off, or should I return to my previous job?&quot;.<p>What motivated you to leave your previous job at the startup?  Compensation?  If so, then your previous employer clearly believes you are likely to be laid off but would love to have you back, so there&#x27;s no &quot;loss&quot; in waiting to find out, in case you&#x27;re concerned about being in a weaker negotiating position.  But whatever that original motivation, it applies just as much today: there are plenty of big tech companies that would likely hire you.<p>So, what&#x27;s drawing you back to your previous startup?  If you went, what would keep you there?