I worked for a large consultancy. The folks who survived were the ones who stayed at clients 100%. It was partially independent of technical skill. (More soft

I worked for a large consultancy. The folks who survived were the ones who stayed at clients 100%. It was partially independent of technical skill. (More soft skills and luck). When things got ugly, the 10X developers landed at big tech companies, where most stayed. (Equity gains since have made up for comp drops) The average developers left the Bay Area. Big exodus.