a long, long time ago, a few years into my first job, working for a large Engineering firm, there were somewhat regular layoffs, as contracts got done and staffing was no longer needed. so rumors would circulate, and water cooler discussions would ensue. "did you hear about coming layoffs?" "i hope i don't get laid off" and similar.
so one day, i'm part of a discussion on this, and someone asks me
"hey Brinkman, what will you do if you get laid off?"
"find another job somewhere."
"but what will you do for money?"
"eh, i have some saved aside."
"like, how much?"
"enough to cover my living expenses for about 6 years."
"oh"