Being Made Redundant Mugs

"At least you didn't get the axe."

"Jack, can you earn a living with your golf... starting tomorrow?"

"This is not permanent...we'll be back as soon as things start to look up."

"Sorry, Foster, but I'm letting you go. I just downloaded the 'Scapegoat' app."

'You can't fire me! -- This is a right-to-work state!'

'Howard's doing things he's always wanted to with his redundancy money.'

"Your job is to build an app that replaces you."

St. Elmo's fired.

"We're all in the same boat, except it's more like a life raft than an actual boat."

'Sometimes I don't know if I'm coming or going.'

'The good news is we're not laying you off. The bad news is we want you to take a 20-year lunch break without pay.'

'I'm fired, am I -- What's that supposed to mean?'

"Life isn't fair, and that's what makes it fun."

"Hey, at least you got a severance package."

'We'll add extra to your severance package if you promise to go to work for our competition.'

"You're all redundant."

'I interview well, but only for exit interviews.'

"Come out, Snivers, it's a decent enough redundancy package."

"Your son's web presence doesn't make up for his truancy."

"He told me I was a flip phone expected to do a smart phone job."

"Aren't you the old guy in purchasing whose decades of slavish devotion inspired us to replace you with a small army of sycophants?"

Department of Wastage - Formerly 'Middle Management'

'We're keeping Edwards because he forwards the funnier e-mails.'

'I always said he was on the fast track.'

"Being a CEO is a bit like being a football manager. . ."

Take Harris up in the company helicopter and throw him out.

"I have some character-building news for you."

"Don't bother replying. That's YOUR job being advertised."

'Reed oil aboot tit!'

'I made a backup disc. Then I realized I wanted a backup of the backup. Then I decided just to be safe, to make a backup of that backup...'

"I was quite pleased to find a job which allows me to see more of my husband."

"We need to be extra careful about expenditure...and I thought we could save a but by having the Xmas, New Year and redundancy parties at the same time!"

'Take your eye patch and that stupid parrot and your wooden leg and get out.'

'You do outstanding work, Nelson, but I'm afraid Higby makes me look better.'

"We're very sorry, Templeton."