Teren Bryson from Packetqueue.net writes:
In business people quit, get fired, or otherwise leave a place of employment through attrition every day, and for any number of reasons. Most of the time it’s an occasional event, and while we’re often sad to see them go (or not, as the case may be) we don’t have the type of visceral, empathetic reaction to these onesie-twosie situations as we do when a large layoff happens.
Read more: How to Not Get Fired.