Comparing "typical" vs "ideal" is always going to tip in the direction of the "ideal" case. There are plenty of companies, SaaS or otherwise, in which a single

Comparing "typical" vs "ideal" is always going to tip in the direction of the "ideal" case. There are plenty of companies, SaaS or otherwise, in which a single "whale" customer makes up so much revenue that losing them would instantly make the company unprofitable. Similarly there are plenty of employees who can handle being fired perfectly well, financially speaking.