"these companies can fire 10% of their workforce and they just keep on chugging without a hitch" That's not always true though. I've been on both sides of layo

"these companies can fire 10% of their workforce and they just keep on chugging without a hitch" That's not always true though. I've been on both sides of layoffs: laid off and remained. Sometimes the people who remain are asked to do more with less. I was even asked to do more with less pay at one point.