I'm a frontend developer working at a small company. The company has only a few months of funding left. After that, the product I'm working on may go into a "maintenance mode" with a skeleton crew (best case scenario). There is still a (slim) chance that the company will be purchased, but those talks have been going on for several months, and not much has come from it.
What should I be doing now to prepare, both for myself and whatever happens to the company once I'm gone?
I have been selectively applying to jobs, but I'm not 100% ready to leave yet. It's a nice job with little stress (aside from, you know, the company folding...). On one hand, it would be nice to ride out the next few months, then start applying to jobs once I'm on unemployment (never been on unemployment before, but I've got enough saving to last a while). On the other hand, a lot of tech companies I would want to work for have reduced their hiring, and I don't know what next year will look like. Should I be jumping ship as quickly as possible?
At the company, I've offered to review coworkers' resumes, and encouraged our junior devs to start applying now.
Not sure what else I can do, but any advice from people who have been in a similar situation would be appreciated.
Thanks!
**Never, ever, ever become more committed to a startup than the founders are. A startup warrants devotion and continued work only when leadership is demonstrably committed to victory.
Pls immediately begin pursuit of finding a position that thrills you!