A great alternative would be operating a company correctly so you don't end up in a situation where you need to cut 30k jobs at once with no notice. That's a bizarre thing that's becoming practically normalized in the USA tech industry.

Can you imagine a company spending a long time on meetings?!

6+ months' notice with a severance package equal to at least an annual salary.

Were those people not already having regular 1-on-1 meetings with a manager?