If someone was going to cut the whole of your department, what would you say to defend your job and the work you do for

Question: If someone was going to cut the whole of your department, what would you say to defend your job and the work you do for others?
- Keywords:
  career,
  impact,
  job
Asked by anisa to Philippa on 8 Mar 2015.
- Philippa Jefferis answered on 8 Mar 2015:
  
  Considering roads are so important I would have to explain how without me (and my department) there would be no one to maintain the crucial infrastructure that everyone relies on so heavily. Roads are essential to transporting good band clothes around the country and without my work they would fall into disrepair and stop everyone being able to travel around so easily.

Question: If someone was going to cut the whole of your department, what would you say to defend your job and the work you do for others?