<prompt> Human: How did you fare without one for the amount of time you were looking for one?How would you fare today if you were to lose your current position?Im asking these questions not to offend anyone. I just want to see what to do between jobs because there is a chance I might be facing a harsh winter...EDIT: Im a software engineer in case you were wondering...  <response>: approximately 16 years. times were tough. i pretty much did nothing until kindergarten, from then on i was a slave to the system for free, until i started getting paid at my local grocer over a decade later. 