I think you misunderstood what I meant, people are less capable technically, but more capable from a &quot;relationship building&quot; standpoint will often spend as much time becoming friends with management so they are not laid off.<p>This probably doesn&#x27;t happen in smaller startups, but I&#x27;ve worked in several medium and large size companies and have seen it happen.<p>It doesn&#x27;t matter if you&#x27;re getting along with your coworkers, they aren&#x27;t the ones making the layoff decisions.