got the axe

• firedTerminated from employment
• sackedDismissed from a job
• laid offDismissed from employment
• terminatedBrought to an end
• cannedSealed for preservation

dismissed · pink slip · unemployed · downsized · let go · severance · redundant · job loss · chopping block · walking papers · boot · ousted · cutbacks · layoffs · rejected · dumped · workforce reduction · career change