I am a manager indeed. I more or less familiar with whereabouts of my reports, I know a lot about their performance and performance of their teams (some of them

I am a manager indeed. I more or less familiar with whereabouts of my reports, I know a lot about their performance and performance of their teams (some of them are team leads). I also know who is looking at the market for opportunities, who recently became parent, who is interested in relocation from their current country. I know who is safe to lay off from their teams, who is underperforming and who is currently vulnerable and it would be ethical to let them stay. This is my job.