Lessons learned for those that survived this round is if you are not buddies with your manager or manager's manager, then you are at risk of being laid off in the next round
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Yeah there is too much hiring of loyal subordinates. I work for Intel first
Merit is not important anymore, but only who you know.
Not surprises if there are some hiring friends and family to ensure they will not be the first ones to go.