Flat works well for small groups and for growing/sustainable businesses. When a downturn occurs and staff count needs to be reduced, how is that handled in the

Flat works well for small groups and for growing/sustainable businesses. When a downturn occurs and staff count needs to be reduced, how is that handled in the transparent, everyone-can-look-into-everything organisation described in the article? Sometimes, some information needs to be keep confidential and restricted to a smaller group.