Is Surviving Layoffs More Luck or Skill?
The Wall Street Journal·2026-02-01 15:01
getting laid off. Oh, I'm going to go more on skill because first of all, if you're skilled as an employee, then the company's going to do better anyhow and you might not get to the point where layoffs are needed, right. Number two, when it does happen, a good company is is going to lay you off based on your skills.So, it's not going to be luck. If you have more skill, I think you'll survive the layoff. >> A lot of people were laid off during the global financial crisis who sure they were quite skilled, rig ...