&gt; It&#x27;s only the people who did the work and made the stuff who will be laid off.<p>Well... what do you expect? You&#x27;re either the job creator or the job filler.<p>If you could create jobs and had the right motivation and ability to do so, you wouldn&#x27;t be filling a job.<p>&gt; Their fault for not cultivating the right connections.<p>And yes, knowing the right people is part of that game.<p>And yes, sometimes the job creators must destroy some jobs in order to save the rest. What&#x27;s better... 10% of Yahoo! laid off... or 100%?