People are voting for Brexits and not knowing what that means.  Zika is wreaking havoc.  And we're due for a new president in a few months.  In short, the world right now is a bit of a hot mess and signs are starting to point towards another recession.  Whether big (like the meltdown of 08) or small, any recession is likely to have an impact on your job and your money situation. 

Now, nothing can 100% protect you from being laid off.  Letting an employee go is often a financial consideration above and beyond a personnel one.  But what you can do is stack the deck in your favor.  Make the cost of losing you far outweigh the cost of keeping you on. 

Here are two ways you can do that -