> I think I'd just quit if I was told to lay off people on my team. I was at a startup that had massive layoffs during the pandemic. I was able to protect my t

> I think I'd just quit if I was told to lay off people on my team. I was at a startup that had massive layoffs during the pandemic. I was able to protect my team (though I had to rescind a few offers). The problem was that after the layoffs, while everyone was still grieving, management decided to come down really hard on my team and others. I realized at one point I could either keep my job, or protect my teams sanity for the next few months. I chose the latter. Upper management didn't like it, but my team got time to heal and after I was let go and my team survived for another two years. I had never been fired before, but when I was I honestly felt a bit a pride that this "leadership" team felt I wasn't a good match. I don't know if there's a point to this story other than that, when the shit hits the fan, you can standup for what you believe in and fight to make the tiny bit of this world you have some say in a bit better. I've known plenty of people who just shrug their shoulders in such times and say "what can you do?", but you can do something and in my experience it is worth it to take a stand at these crucial points.