If you're currently still employed, do you fear that your job might be at risk in the coming months?
There are other companies that directly benefit from the changes (Zoom, Netflix).
And then there are a bunch of tech startups that comprise risky investments and are very dependent on investor cash. Investors are very quickly going from open-handed to penny-pinching in the wake of the stock market crunch. These companies may be hit the hardest.
Outside of the above, I think in software it's mostly business as usual. Of course there will be those which are indirectly impacted as the whole economy recesses, but of all the places to be right now software is probably one of the best, between its tolerance for remote work and its continued usefulness while more physical industries are thrown a curveball.
Now, if your company's main client is Halliburton, then layoffs are coming for you next, maybe.
Another question is like, how POS providers like Toast, Clover, Upserve etc stay in business when their main client base are closed right now potentially even forever?
I have a friend at a very small POS shop that just announced they are closing the whole company even.
I have friends at various mid sized startups looking to lay off workplace staff because of office closures.
If you hired people to stock canteens, prep lunch, ensure the office is functioning, and now they’re working from home, there’s no reason to keep them around anymore.
The good thing is once offices open up again they’ll need to hire them back. But who knows when that is.