With the 1st wave of industry wide layoffs in 15 years underway, lions have never survived a downturn without getting laid off, repeating the ordeal of studying meaningless job interview programming challenges, thinking of questions about startups they couldn't care less about. This is despite being in sleeper startups that are doing critical infrastructure rather than headline fads. The idea of the boring being immune to recessions is a myth. They might be slower to cut staff than headline startups but they all get to you eventually. Guess it might be better than getting laid off during the peak layoff wave. The most recession proof job is owning your own business. On the 1 paw, the owner is always the last to go, but the reality is if you don't make any money, you still have a job.