A consulting company I worked for was really strict on how they managed resources on the bench. As a new employee, I was surprised by how many of my co-workers

A consulting company I worked for was really strict on how they managed resources on the bench. As a new employee, I was surprised by how many of my co-workers had at one time or another been laid off by our company and came back. The key seemed to be that the company had always been quite open and transparent about how it manages bench resources and that they rarely carry anyone for more than a month. Everyone knew what to expect and if they were on the bench and didn't have any likely projects coming up, they knew to adjust their finances accordingly for the coming layoff.