Job Loss - Funny

I came across this gem in my readings and thought I'd pass it along. From Nigel Marsh's book, "Fat, Forty and Fired".

"My first month was spent telling people I was letting them go. I hate that phrase—it’s almost as bad as the “I’m going to have to involuntarily separate you from the payroll system” euphemism apparently used in certain American firms. My brother tells me the army has a slightly more robust approach to such matters, “All those with a job take one pace forward … not so fast, Dickens,” being an example he claims to have witnessed personally."

Marsh, Nigel (2009-01-01). Fat, Forty, and Fired: One Man's Frank, Funny, and Inspiring Account of Losing His Job and Finding His Life (Kindle Locations 3268-3271). Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC. Kindle Edition.

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