you're fired
Pack your desk
You're fired is the blunt announcement that someone has just lost their job.
The phrase became a cultural catchphrase through Donald Trump's reality show *The Apprentice*, where contestants were eliminated with these words delivered dramatically.
Outside television, the actual moment of termination rarely uses this exact phrasing—HR prefers softer language like "we're letting you go." You're fired! Pack your things and get out.
- dismissedReleased from duty
- terminatedBrought to an end
- sackedDismissed from a job
- let goCease holding something
- axedAbruptly dismissed
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