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Victo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Terminated? Terminated from employment?
I work for a Human Resources department in an organization. They want me to come up with a certain wording regarding the firing of an associate.
Would you write:
John Doe was terminated.
John Doe was terminated from employment.
John Doe's employment was terminated.
John Doe was fired.
Store Manager Jim Doe terminated John Doe's employment.
Store Manager terminated John Doe from employment.
If you disagree with any/all of the above suggestions, how'd you write it?
Thanks.
Would you write:
John Doe was terminated.
John Doe was terminated from employment.
John Doe's employment was terminated.
John Doe was fired.
Store Manager Jim Doe terminated John Doe's employment.
Store Manager terminated John Doe from employment.
If you disagree with any/all of the above suggestions, how'd you write it?
Thanks.
Top answer
We terminated John Doe's employment. John Doe's employment was terminated. Store Manager Jim Doe terminated John Doe's employment.
- We terminated John Doe's employment.
- John Doe's employment was terminated.
- Store Manager Jim Doe terminated John Doe's employment.
- - in certain circumstances.
- These are the ones I find acceptable.
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We terminated John Doe's employment. John Doe's employment was terminated. John Doe's employment was terminated.Store Manager Jim Doe terminated John Doe's employment. - in certain circumstances.
These are the ones I find acceptable. To terminate John Doe means that you killed him! Therefore if he was terminated he was murdered. You don't terminated from employment your employment i
These are the ones I find acceptable. To terminate John Doe means that you killed him! Therefore if he was terminated he was murdered. You don't terminated from employment your employment i
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Does anybody like " "John Doe was dismissed (or discharged) from employment"?
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Some words have an implication about the reason behind his cessation of employment.
If he acted improperly and that was the cause of the termination, you might use other words than if he was a seasonal employee and he was no longer needed, or if there were reductions company-wide.
What circumstances do you need to convey?
If he acted improperly and that was the cause of the termination, you might use other words than if he was a seasonal employee and he was no longer needed, or if there were reductions company-wide.
What circumstances do you need to convey?
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Grammar GeekSome words have an implication about the reason behind his cessation of employment.If he acted improperly and that was the cause of the termination, you might use other words than if he was a seasonal employee and he was no longer needed, or if there were reductions company-wide.What circumstances do you need to convey?Very good point GG.
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Is this verbiage correct, too?
Store Manager Jim Doe terminated the employment of Horace Pinker.
Store Manager Jim Doe terminated the employment of Horace Pinker.
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