The measurable metric for "work" is whatever you're being paid to do by your employer / clients.

>To put it bluntly, I am not surprised that the industry is laying people off.

And you're completely ignoring the fact that it's primarily the FAANG companies that are doing it in a concerted effort to manipulate the industry for cheaper labor.

You're also missing that they're still staffing well above their pre-covid numbers, so while this looks like a downturn -- it's not.

But tell me, how is the restaurant industry doing post-covid? Last I checked, not so bueno.