[VaSteve]

Originally Posted by Rick Lee

I've been wondering a lot about this at my own employer. Obviousl, the rank and file employees aren't gonna get a straight story from the CFO if there's trouble brewing. Wish I knew how to really check it out.

Each business is different. The OP's business looks like some kind of manufacturing or retail. Your business is a service business, I suspect that You the employee are more vital to the organization in that you are trained up on the product, have customer relations, etc. It might be more worth it to them to float you for a little while while waiting on that big deal. Remember what happened at your last firm? People at HQ started disappearing? Phone calls weren't returned? If they ever ask you and your peers to make a list of what you do...you're screwed.