You give companies too much credit. When it comes to layoff time, most companies don't know or don't care what your individual value is. They need to make a num

You give companies too much credit. When it comes to layoff time, most companies don't know or don't care what your individual value is. They need to make a number and will cut whatever they think they can to make that number. Most of the time, if they actually try to "rightsize," which isn't that often, it's the new guys who don't have the domain knowledge or the expensive guys who are assholes and redundant. This goes back to my favorite adage: 1. Be good at your job 2. Don't be an asshole