Had a second interview today. Running from a purge at the current gig. 125 active projects in my division, 17 currently supported by my department by three of us and a manager. One of us gave his notice last week. The next day, the other of us -- along with our manager, the next manager above that, and one of the tools-support guys, were given their notice by the new (started a couple of weeks before I did) director.

So in my department, I'm the only one left to support 17 projects, try to stay off of over a hundred more (about a third of which were requesting support), and the two layers of management between me and the director are gone. The ones who interviewed and hired me. The ones who told me they were recommending to the director that I be converted to a full-time employee. But I'm not supposed to be in fear for my job. Chyeah.

So the new gig -- assuming I get it -- is a shorter commute, in a better neighborhood, with several direct reports, and just short of 7% raise. Hmm, I wonder if I would consider a counter offer?