So much this. I know for a fact that my manager would have a terrible day if he had to lay me off. I also know he wouldn't have a choice - at least, not if he wanted to keep his position, and that's assuming he wasn't also part of the layoff (and even if he did refuse, that wouldn't exactly save me). But he's not the one making the decisions, he's just the poor sod tasked with pushing the button, and at the end of that terrible day my beef would not be with him.