>I think it's still helpful to remember that even when a company does lay-offs and while thousands of people are losing their jobs, the vast majority are not. N

>I think it's still helpful to remember that even when a company does lay-offs and while thousands of people are losing their jobs, the vast majority are not. News articles don't state "100K engineers at company XYZ not effected by lay-offs". You are absolutely right. I think it's just a bit of a personal reckoning that I'm coming to terms with lately, given the prospect of losing my job. I've spent the last decade committing my entire life to software. I eat, think, sleep, and breathe software. It's the sole source of my sense of self worth. But I don't have a college degree, and it feels like things have changed dramatically over that decade. The market is flush with CS grads with 5+ years of experience now, and I know that I don't stand a chance against them in landing a job. I think the vast majority of my anxiety now is that I will never get another job again after being laid off. I have no other skills or education, so it's either six figures making software, or flipping burgers for me.