You can often see a layoff coming, and can play this massively to your advantage. I did this, it wasn't hard to see it, poor profit results, other people gettin

You can often see a layoff coming, and can play this massively to your advantage. I did this, it wasn't hard to see it, poor profit results, other people getting laid off, my skills in that job weren't core to its business, knew it'd hit me eventually. What one can do is research carefully, plan your next move. Then, when the axe falls, execute your plan. go make the move you were too scared/risk-averse to before. Layoffs are great ways to get bits of mortgage paid off, do some necessary home improvements. (In tech that is. Obviously being laid off would be a nightmare in an industry with less opportunities). Basically, always plan for a layoff. I know lots of people that say being laid off was the best thing that ever happened to them.