I'm not sure if you are generally lamenting about people's sensitivities, or you are just dismissing jokes about firing as "not a big deal", and that "people sh

I'm not sure if you are generally lamenting about people's sensitivities, or you are just dismissing jokes about firing as "not a big deal", and that "people should get over it". Let me repeat what the author of the article posted: DO NOT joke about firing people. You don't need to have a thin skin to take comments about firing seriously. When a manager said that they'd fire you, it's only smart to begin looking for work elsewhere. The moment they said that, it's the moment that they have demonstrated the following: - your employment status is precarious, under that manager (yes, employment is generally precarious, but at a company with a good culture, it's the company's financials that predicates your employment status, not financials plus your manager) - your manager has demonstrated that their power has gone to their head, potentially leading to bad decisions under their management - assuming they were joking about firing you in the first place, your manager's words regarding anything related to your job function cannot be generally taken seriously This is not a thin skin issue. This is a bad manager issue. Start looking for work elsewhere.