I don't think I've ever worked at a large company that wouldn't do just fine with a third of their workforce. Of course most of these companies are big, older,

I don't think I've ever worked at a large company that wouldn't do just fine with a third of their workforce. Of course most of these companies are big, older, and full of technical and human cruft. It's astounding the number of people that aren't really needed. I worked at one company that was close to optimal once. A lot of automation and only a few employees kept around for various political reasons. The company has a revenue of 4 million from less than 20 people