My 2c: 1) If you have a good job (like, more senior positions in software engineering, that pay 2x to 10x what other people make) you should be prepared for the

My 2c: 1) If you have a good job (like, more senior positions in software engineering, that pay 2x to 10x what other people make) you should be prepared for them to vanish at some time. But risk is compensated by reward. 2) I still despise large public layoffs, because they take bargaining power from me. Put me on a 6-month PIP, then I know I should leave, I’ll find another job. 3) People that suffer are those in tech sector (risk) but non-tech jobs that don’t always command a good wage. So, they take the risk without the reward. 4) Normalization of layoffs is terrible for lower-paying, non-specialized jobs where finding another is hard and you cannot create a buffer for yourself. That should always be exceptional.