LAYOFFS Are Coming - Don't Get Canned

In this video I share the algorithm businesses use to layoff a part of their work staff, and what you can do to maximize keeping your job.

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Designing Data-Intensive Applications https://geni.us/DataIntensive
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00:00 Introduction
01:24 The Hedgehog and The Fox
02:41 Down-cycles
04:06 The Algorithm
05:58 Being a Hedgehog
06:58 Layoffs within a team
08:01 How Not to get laid off
09:30 What I Did During the Great Recession
10:36 Conclusion