We've been taken over by a larger company, and they have since gotten rid of 50% of the workforce (contractors, I am an employee) and are about to close our office. Our project is doing well, we work mostly remote, so an office is not really needed. They have a competing product but have assured us they want to keep both. I (and three other colleagues, from around 20+ people) have received a retention bonus offer, and I signed it for a retention bonus to be paid out in February 2024. It's significant ($10k+) and I could really use the money.
But work is being more and more affected by pencil pushers by the larger company that bought us. They recently did a PCI (payment card industry) audit on our website, but it was completely useless as we don't process credit card payments on our platform, that's done by our payment providers (in iFrames). Are they just really clueless, or are they trying to find reasons to shaft us?
Should I stay or should I go now?