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Hey, how are you?
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Honestly not very good. Last week I was laid off.
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We use the word 'fired' when someone
is let go from their job for poor
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performance or for doing something wrong.
But we usually use 'laid off' when it
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wasn't the person's fault but the company
was downsizing or something like that.
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Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry to hear that.
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Yeah, it's a huge bummer, my whole team was let go.
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Oh no.
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So, not doing great today.
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That's hard. I'm really sorry.
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Thanks. I'm just taking a few days to lay low
and then I'll start looking for work next week.
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Good luck.
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