By Tim Duggan
Publication Date: 2026-04-09 03:53:00
Get workplace news, advice and perspectives to make your job work for you. Sign up for our weekly Thank God it’s Monday newsletter.
Your email rings and a new message is waiting for you. It’s from an address called “Corporate Management” that you’ve never seen before. “After careful consideration of our current business needs, we have decided to eliminate your role as part of a broader organizational change. Therefore, today is your last day of work.”
The message is followed by some general words about how grateful they are for the “impact you have made during your time with us,” and with one click you are officially fired.
If this all sounds clinical and…
