Bayesian Career Risk Instrument

Odds, updated as evidence arrives.

Set a base rate from your situation, then weigh each signal by how much more likely it'd show up if a layoff were actually coming. The instrument multiplies the odds and tells you where you stand — and roughly when the math favors moving.

1 — Your profile

Sets the prior: your starting probability before any current evidence. Defaults are illustrative anchors, not researched statistics — adjust the numbers on the right to match what you actually know.

right column = log-odds multiplier applied to the base rate — 1.0 changes nothing

2 — Current evidence

Leave anything at its neutral option if it doesn't apply — neutral contributes nothing to the update. Numbers are likelihood ratios: how many times more likely you'd see this signal if layoffs were coming, versus not. Edit any of them.

3 — Decision inputs

Translates probability into a stay-or-go read, in months of income as the common unit.

probability of layoff, scaled to your window

Odds ledger

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0%your risk vs. break-even switch threshold100%
Expected cost of staying
Cost of switching now

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