In its current stage, the tech industry is dealing with a wave of major layoffs, a trend influenced by economic conditions, overvaluations, AI, and the pursuit of profitability. In this context, it's essential to understand how businesses can navigate reductions in their engineering workforce and the rationale behind them initially employing large armies of software engineers. To shed light on these questions, we turn to Anatoly Volkhover, a distinguished author of "Become an Awesome Software Architect" and the visionary behind the low-code startup Rishon, whose profound understanding of the field is widely respected.