Had to fire people… does it ever get easier?

I’m a VP at a company you might have feelings about, but the company itself is irrelevant. I’m looking for guidance because yesterday I had to fire 19 people. It was just a standard-issue fiat from the powers that be, they asked me to cut my OTE budget by a certain percent and I did. They were heartless zooms with me and an HR person and the employee: “Effective immediately you’re not employed here, your access has been cut off, pack your things and go.”

My peers in other departments had to do it too. And we went to a bar after work and they were yucking it up and joking about it an hour later. I felt like I was the only one who felt bad about it. I guess my question is, does it ever get easier? Or are you just supposed to become numb to ruining people’s lives as part of your career progression?