There's a position at my job that has a very high turnover rate. Some people end up quiting, but just as many end up being "let go" as Jenny said. Anyway, the general manager, who is in charge of hiring and firing, just fired a guy a few days ago. Here's the unfortunate part: the wife of the guy who got fired had an aneurysm earlier that morning. So his wife got rushed to the hospital and he got fired both on the same day. OUCH! Needless to say the general manager felt like shit. Although he's also the guy who, if you're being "let go" makes you sign a resignation form so they don't have to pay unemployment.