I do wonder if it would be easier if, say, 3% of people were simply fired each year, perhaps with a 1-3 month notice. It would save the pointless back and forth

I do wonder if it would be easier if, say, 3% of people were simply fired each year, perhaps with a 1-3 month notice. It would save the pointless back and forth effort, you wouldn't have to pretend it's about improvement, and the fired people could work on their next steps immediately. (this is orthogonal to the decision to always fire some percentage - I am merely discussing a different implementation of the same policy, not discussing the merits of the policy)