says (It _might_ has something to do with what happened shortly after last year's business trip around the same time frame.)

Good luck!

what went wrong last time?

lemongrass - Nothing, really, during the trip (which took me overseas), but....my role was eliminated ten days after I got back. My logic tells me it's an entirely different situation, but my anxiety still fears. Does that make any sense?

yikes, yes, I can understand your concern. But as you say, there’s no logic to the linkage. After all, why waste money sending you somewhere if they were going to get rid of you? Doesn’t make business sense.