Pre-fired Edit Meaning

1.

A phenomenon unique to the current recession in which a person is first told that they have a new job, but then are told that the job is being eliminated prior to their start date. Basically, you are fired before you can even start the job.

Joan: "It was nice working with you. I'm outta here as of Friday."

Sue: "Wait a minute! I know your current position is being eliminated, but I thought they were going to shift you over to that new spot in Advertising."

Joan: "They just told me the Advertising spot is being eliminated, too. I've been pre-fired."

See economy, recession, office, employment