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  2. Fired federal workers decry 'arbitrary,' 'haphazard' terminations

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    Immediately, his computer access was terminated, and his badge was deactivated. "You know custom courtesy within the profession is give you two weeks' notice, give you time to figure out your ...

  3. Where the 200,000 federal employees most vulnerable to ... - AOL

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    Some congressional representatives have argued that though federal law permits probationary employees to be fired due to performance, it doesn't permit mass firings without individualized ...

  4. You've Been Fired? 10 Things To Do Immediately - AOL

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    By Alison Green If you've just heard the words, "you're fired," don't panic. By staying calm, you'll be better able to take steps that will help you get over this hump faster. Here are 10 things ...

  5. 10 Surefire Ways To Get Fired - AOL

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    Getty Images By Kelly Eggers Nobody wants to get fired. Most people avoid it by generally doing good work and keeping complaints about their jobs to themselves or close family. Unfortunately, it's ...

  6. Termination of employment - Wikipedia

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    A less severe form of involuntary termination is often referred to as a layoff (also redundancy or being made redundant in British English). A layoff is usually not strictly related to personal performance but instead due to economic cycles or the company's need to restructure itself, the firm itself going out of business, or a change in the function of the employer (for example, a certain ...

  7. Dismissal (employment) - Wikipedia

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    While the main formal term for ending someone's employment is "dismissal", there are a number of colloquial or euphemistic expressions for the same action. "Firing" is a common colloquial term in the English language (particularly used in the U.S. and Canada), which may have originated in the 1910s at the National Cash Register Company. [2]

  8. Nine Surefire Ways to Get Fired - AOL

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    Mistakes help us grow as individuals and make us better people, or so we're told. At work that's definitely true. Call the CEO by the wrong name once and you'll never do it again. For this reason ...

  9. Fire Me...Please - Wikipedia

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    Two contestants each reported to a new job at separate locations and figure out how to get fired as close to 3:00 p.m. as possible (the store owners are in on the gag, but the managers are not). When both contestants are fired, they report back to host Dave Holmes, and whoever was fired at the right time wins $25,000. Fire Me...