Firing

Page 3 of 6

A man in a white coal holds a chicken while standing in a chicken barn.
Politics

The USDA is scrambling to rehire officials working to curb the spread of bird flu after firing them

By
February 19, 2025
Ford logo.
Success

Ford is cutting stock bonuses for half of middle managers—the company says it’s in the name of ‘driving a high-performance culture’

By
February 19, 2025
Elon Musk, wearing a black jacket and standing outside, looks down with his hands clasped.
Politics

DOGE reportedly fired the FDA employees who were reviewing clinical trials for Elon Musk’s Neuralink

By
February 18, 2025
Worker comes into office late and happy
Success

High performers are the notable exception to strict return-to-office rules. Their colleagues aren’t happy about it

By
February 9, 2025
Workday logo
Success

A workforce management giant will lay off 1,750 employees to make way for AI

By
February 7, 2025
Elon Musk at the inauguration of Donald Trump
Success

2 million government employees received an email with the same ominous subject line Elon Musk sent to Twitter staffers in 2022

By
February 5, 2025
Trump Justice Department says it has fired over a dozen employees who were involved in prosecutions of president
Politics

Trump Justice Department says it has fired over a dozen employees who were involved in prosecutions of president

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated Press
January 28, 2025
Bosses are firing Gen Z grads just months after hiring them—here’s what they say needs to change
Success

Bosses are firing Gen Z grads just months after hiring them—here’s what they say needs to change

By
January 28, 2025
Corporate worker is fired, leaves office with desk belongings.
Success

Workers hitting their KPIs still aren’t safe from performance-based layoffs—here’s how bosses find other ways to fire you anyway

By
January 15, 2025
Businesswoman being fired in the office
Success

Microsoft and Amazon are using performance reviews to decide who gets laid off—experts warn these surefire mistakes will get you cut

By
January 13, 2025
Photo of Sam Altman
Success

Sam Altman says Airbnb’s CEO and a ‘legendary’ VC saved OpenAI and ‘stopped me from making several mistakes’ after he was briefly fired in 2023

By
January 6, 2025
Workers upset during performance review.
Newsletters

Annual performance reviews are riddled with flaws—here’s how workplaces could reimagine employee evaluations

By Azure Gilman and Brit Morse
December 27, 2024
An exterior view of Party City store
Retail

Party City to wind down operations, fire employees, CEO says

By
December 20, 2024
Worker is frustrated during performance evaluation with her boss.
Leadership

Annual performance reviews are outdated and it’s time for bosses to rethink the fraught tradition

By
December 20, 2024
An overworked businessman experiences stress and frustration while working late at home.
Success

This CEO fired 90% of his staff for missing a morning meeting. He stands by the choice

By
November 25, 2024

Most Popular