Gambling With Your Job

I was reading this article about Best Buy offering buyout packages to most of their corporate employees. It sounds like they are going to see how many people take the buyout then restructure and lay off people if necessary. The way the economy is right now, I don't think I would take a buyout if my company offered it. I would take my chances on being necessary to the company and avoiding layoff during the restructuring. It would be very difficult for me to find a new job in my industry. My company is in better shape than most local companies in the same industry and even we have a hiring freeze.