That's only true if - you have enough money to be out of work for a while - you are not on a visa which is definitely not the case for many people. And what

That's only true if - you have enough money to be out of work for a while - you are not on a visa which is definitely not the case for many people. And what if you like your job ? Then layoff does suck, no ? You seem to think the alternative option to layoff is quitting, but what about staying at the company ?