I guess the crux of the issue is that there's no guarantee that the company would not find a different, equally harebrained, reason to lay GP off.

There's no guarantee in any job that you won't be laid off.

	▲	Tade0 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		True, but if you already know that a given company tends to fire on a whim, you'd be excused to feel a little bit distrustful.