one is laid-off (forced) when the company is closing down or streamlining (precisely many western are in this part of the world, right?). You want some reality-check?

And who said, I am turning blind to the "unfairness" or "getting rid in a blink on an eye". How can you be productive precisely if you focus on such idea? Anywhere you go, you are as good as the company is benefitting from you, once the time comes that another better one or your usefullness is already unusable to the company, you're out. That's the reality of life wherever you go. Unless you own your own company, NO ONE is indespensable in any organization!