> The effects of layoffs are insidious. Whereas before people might focus on the user, or at least their company, trusting that doing the right thing will event

> The effects of layoffs are insidious. Whereas before people might focus on the user, or at least their company, trusting that doing the right thing will eventually be rewarded even if it's not strictly part of their assigned duties, after a layoff people can no longer trust that their company has their back, and they dramatically dial back any risk-taking. Responsibilities are guarded jealously. Knowledge is hoarded, because making oneself irreplaceable is the only lever one has to protect oneself from future layoffs. Well said. Just watched exactly this happen after some surprise layoffs in an entirely different industry.