....and how is that different for you? You can only lose one job at a time, regardless of how it happens. Here's my other buffer against job loss: I consult in

....and how is that different for you? You can only lose one job at a time, regardless of how it happens. Here's my other buffer against job loss: I consult in between jobs, sometimes for years. In fact I think of it the other way: I'm a consultant that occasionally takes a job for variety.