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Dismissal (colloquially called firing) is the termination of employment by an employer against the will of the employee. Though such a decision can be made by an employer for a variety of reasons,[1] ranging from an economic downturn to performance-related problems on the part of the employee, being fired has a strong stigma in some cultures.
To be dismissed, as opposed to quitting voluntarily (or being laid off), is often perceived as being the employee's fault. Finding new employment may often be difficult after being fired, particularly if there is a history of being terminated from a previous job, if the reason for firing is for some serious infraction, or the employee did not keep the job very long. Job seekers will often not mention jobs that they were fired from on their resumes; accordingly, unexplained gaps in employment are often regarded as a red flag.
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