Not fired not laid off just quietly let go. Very sorry to hear. But it's either one or the other, by definition. And if it doesn't meet the strict legal defi

Not fired not laid off just quietly let go. Very sorry to hear. But it's either one or the other, by definition. And if it doesn't meet the strict legal definition of a "layoff" -- that means you were fired. (No matter whether they called is "separated", or "we're ending your work here" -- it's all the same thing).