I'm inclined to agree for the non-eng parts of "the workload". But swe workload in a company that already pretty much does its job is a very flexible concept, and I'm not sure it has a firm existence apart from the workforce, firm enough to say there's something there that "isn't going away". And remember the standard for "the workload" that must be done is "survival", which is not a high bar.

I guess where I'm going is that the article states a roughly true thesis, but applies it in a situation where it's not terribly relevant.