Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division

Re:Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division by pseudalopex on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @10:00AM (#45733016)

> Firing is when employer terminates someone for cause, i.e. employee did something wrong or didn't meet expectations.

This meaning is present in many people's minds. It is not present in many people's minds or any dictionary I saw ever.

to remove someone from their job, either because they have done something wrong or badly, or as a way of saving the cost of employing them[1]

The act or an instance of dismissing someone from a job.[2]

the action of forcing somebody to leave their job[3]

And so on.

[1] https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/fire

[2] https://www.thefreedictionary.com/firing

[3] https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/englis...

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Re:Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division by gruez on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @02:34PM (#45736887)

counterpoint:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fire#Verb

4. (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).

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Re:Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division by pseudalopex on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @10:27AM (#45747290)

OK. The meaning appeared in 1 dictionary I saw ever now. And it said firing was not termination for cause solely.

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