As a SRE one of two things happen when you are laid off: 1) The site goes down [you look like you can't do you job] 2) The site stays up [you can do your job]

As a SRE one of two things happen when you are laid off: 1) The site goes down [you look like you can't do you job] 2) The site stays up [you can do your job] but the lay off looks like a good decision. You are screwed either way.