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Related — fired (Terminated from employment); sacked (Dismissed from a job); dismissed (Released from duty); terminated · laid off · canned · axed · pink slip · unemployment · severance · downsized · let go · walking papers
EMPLOYMENT STATUSgetting the boot ≠ onboarding New member integration process; signing on
INCLUSION/EXCLUSIONgetting the boot ≠ getting in; joining up
CAREER TRAJECTORYgetting the boot ≠ moving up; climbing the ladder
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/getting_the_boot