I think that depends on the type of business. If the company sells software then they are more likely to consider good developers as an asset, but if the produc

I think that depends on the type of business. If the company sells software then they are more likely to consider good developers as an asset, but if the product is something else that just has a software component, or for software jobs unrelated to the product (accounting, etc), then you are just a cost to be reduced, not an asset.