Until a few days ago I used to work at a tech company, and worked for about two years, until suddenly I was called to the HR office, and got a letter saying the company is struggling and they are sending people home.
The thing is, that a few months ago the son of one of the executives somehow got recruited into one of the departments, while not having even proper education.
He was placed in a department where only 1 person is needed, and he was the second guy in there.
They fired people from each department, except this one, because they couldn't fire either the main guy who does all the hard work, and neither the son of the executive.
In the meantime – highly skilled workers were laid off, senior developers, people who worked days and nights.
I wish something could be done, but it cannot be, this is a private company.