# Why the author argues that job security is uncertain and how to prepare for layoffs

DevFeed: [Why the author argues that job security is uncertain and how to prepare for layoffs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/job-security-is-a-myth-39841.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.thinkingintech.com/p/job-security-is-a-myth>)

Author: Dariusz Sadowski

Published: 2023-11-18T12:30:18Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Thinking in Tech](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/thinking-in-tech.md>)

Topics: [Job](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/job.md>), [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>)

Tags: [hiring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hiring.md>), [job](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/job.md>), [jobs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/jobs.md>), [money](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/money.md>), [new-job](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/new-job.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [sam](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sam.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion article argues that shareholder-focused business models can make employment unstable, using Sam Altman's departure from OpenAI and Steve Jobs's 1985 ouster as examples. It recommends preparing for possible layoffs with an exit strategy, awareness of hiring needs, and an emergency fund.

## Source excerpt

OpenAI and Sam Altman just proved it yesterday