The gratuitous Big Tech #layoffs are an excellent reminder of this perennial truth:

You don't owe the company any loyalty. None.

The only thing the company deserves from you is exactly as much, or as little, as it's paying for.

(Which, by the way, is also always less than the value your labor creates - the difference goes to the shareholders.)

The company doesn't give a solitary fuck about you, your well-being, or your family. They'll cut you off from your livelihood in a heartbeat.

Just got here? Fuck you.
Need a visa? Fuck you.
Pregnant? Fuck you.
Sick? Fuck you.

I've seen it happen up close and personal, as I'm sure many of you have as well.

Loyalty is a kind of love, and the corporation will never love you back.