
33. Fired? Resigned? Made Redundant? Which One Is Correct? Find Out Here!
Confident Business English
How to Be Fired
To be dismissed or to dismiss somebody is like the HR technical vocabulary in the UK it may be different in other English speaking countries or places but in the UK we'd say to be dismissed which is to be fired it was your fault. To be made redundant I understand okay uh it wasn't their fault the company was going through a difficult time and there was no other option so you see the subtext here this it's very important for people to use correct vocab when they're talking about being let go from an employment situation. Now remember the key questions that need to be asked before using these terms are: Is it your choice? And what does it mean because to be fired is very different
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