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There was a downsizing recently at my company and I remember getting scolded for using the term "fired" instead of "laid off" when talking about the people who
by slantaclaus 9y ago
There was a downsizing recently at my company and I remember getting scolded for using the term "fired" instead of "laid off" when talking about the people who were leaving the company. Apparently the terms are different enough to irk some people when mixed and matched.
- katzgrau 9y ago"Fired" usually implies discipline/performance issues with the employee - it's on them. "Laid off" usually means it was out of the employee's hands. People sometimes use them interchangeably, but it's a courtesy to say "laid off" if someone is simply gone because of a budget cut/re-org/merger/acquisition.
- throwaway75757 9y agoFired can also be because of culture fit issues; it just means the employee had discipline/performance issues within that company's culture.
- theoh 9y agoA single dysfunctional manager can do the trick, also -- or a bad personality interaction with a manager.