@tero very successfully, but it required foundational decisions from the top.

the CEOs basically declared nobody could be fired unless they were just being complete crapsticks. in one case it required unwriting job descriptions (database admins had to sweep floors sometimes) since during the USA's eternal depressions they had to shut off their contractors to stay afloat. another one ended up putting everyone on mandatory unpaid leave for a month (including the CEO who announced it.)

it works but it requires a lot of sideways problem solving and being extremely judicious about onboarding.

japan has its own ways of shitcanning people while pretending it doesn't fire people, though.