[aigel]

You have to ask for an extension of the offer with the new company. That will put you in the driver's seat no matter what happens. Have you tried to ask for an extension? If that fails, read this:

- You have not been with your current company for very long. If you leave now, it will make you look like a flake to any future hiring manager, unless you have several long term jobs on your resume to compensate this.

- Since you don't "see eye to eye" with your boss, this may be mutual. Are the 6% layoffs in the company across the board? Does he have to pick a percentage of his people to let go? If that is the case, you may have a problem.

- Gauge the likelihood of you being cut at your current employer. Guess, if you have to. If it is over 20% likely that you are cut, you have no choice but to pre-empt. It won't look good if you bail after only a year on the job, but it will look a LOT worse if you get laid off after only a year, especially since the lay offs are not massive.

Hope this helps,

George