Well, I've done all of these things and never got fired. You have to be good at your job and train your management.

I was with GM for 6 months when they sent down orders to lay off 10% of the staff, usually the newest people first. My regional management received a notice from Engineering (200 engineers in the dept) that they could lay anybody off they wanted - as long as it was not me.

They all put up with me, as described in my article:

==> Managers: How do You Manage a Cat?

https://billmyers-85482.medium.com/managers-how-do-you-manage-a-cat-a2ea473a44fe