COMPANIES WILL ALWAYS DO LAYOFFS EVERY 5-7 YEARS SO THAT THEY CAN GET RID OF THOSE THAT THEY DON'T WANT AND BLAME IT ON INFLATION OR COMPANY COSTS ALTHOUGH THEY SAVED MILLIONS IN UTILITIES WHEN EMPLOYEES WORKED FROM HOME. IT'S THEIR WAY TO JUSTIFY IN GETTING RID OF THOSE WHO ARE CLOSE TO RETIRING, LAZY PEOPLE, HIGH EARNERS, SICKLY PEOPLE, PREGNANT EMPLOYEES, ETC...