The alternative is that you are not easily replaceable, which means that moi2389 is the one who doesn't get to do the work. Which is good for moi2388, perhaps, but what about moi2389? Either way someone is going to be left out in the cold.
First off they can’t just fire me, I’m from a civilised country.
Secondly, feel free to use whatever work I have done in the past, I still think you won’t be able to do my work in the future.
I have a lot of coworkers in civilized countries, they seem to get made redundant too. Sometimes they go on garden leave for a while first but the end result is the same.