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Why don't Big Corpos™ use the word fired anymore. George Carlin's Euphemisms skit is more relevant today.
by shmde 4y ago
Why don't Big Corpos™ use the word fired anymore.
George Carlin's Euphemisms skit is more relevant today.
- darrenf 4y agoBecause being fired means the employee(s) did something wrong. I've been laid off but never fired.
- orf 4y agoBecause they are not being fired?
- selfawareMammal 4y agoLayoff is used correctly here. What gets on my nerves is when the companies talk about "impacted employees" instead of "laid off employees", as it if had been a meteorite.
- jzb 4y agoI’ve always taken fired to mean someone was let go individually for cause. Laid off means they’ve lost their job for reasons other than performance or individual actions.