[Arainach]

> It also helps me keep my job during layoffs because I can assure you the managers have noticed.

If you believe the managers who interact with you have any say in who gets laid off, then your understanding of how business works isn't nearly as good as you seem to believe it is.

[yurishimo]

Depends on the size of company. I’ve definitely worked for companies where I know for a fact that my manager had the final say.

[windward]

If you still have a manager, it's not a bad layoff