The sunny side of firing someone

Re:The sunny side of firing someone by evanharwin on Saturday March 12, 2022 @12:51PM (#30653216)

A lot of the scenarios described here aren’t “firing” someone, as I understand it, but making someone redundant.

The difference being that being fired suggests the employee did something to deserve it, but being made redundant could happen to the best of employees.

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Re:The sunny side of firing someone by exhilaration on Saturday March 12, 2022 @01:24PM (#30653511)

We don't really use that term (making someone redundant) in the U.S. I've heard it on British shows so I assume that's where you are. It means laying someone off, right? Meaning a workforce reduction?

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Re:The sunny side of firing someone by evanharwin on Saturday March 12, 2022 @01:44PM (#30653692)

Yeah, exactly - with this context the article makes a bit more sense to me! :)

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