yer fired

When people are fired they get roasted
and it’s not all about the tongue-in-cheek jest
where a supposedly earnest farewell with cake
or at least a Costco death muffin or 12 are served
and it’s not all about congratulations
and kudos on a newly acquired extended summer
and wish we were you
and we’ll miss you
and the such
but instead it’s about fear
and embarrassment about not really being sincere
because what happened to you could happen to anyone
and you are no longer on the team
and if you aren’t with us you are against us
and you must be ostracized
and shunned
because you no longer fit in
and the inner circle of trust has locked you out
and it really is not all about you
because the corporate mindset is at risk if it is
and that’s why you become the lame duck
the one sitting at your desk watching the clock tick away
because the system also punishes people for failing
even though you may not have really failed
just had had enough
and was ready to move on
or philosophies no longer coincided
because the corporation demands loyalty
and subservience until death do you part
and maybe it will be a burden on your heirs in the future
because that confidentiality statement you signed
was also a non-competition agreement
and if it could be construed and manipulated to mean that
then they might as well make your offspring indentured servants
because margins are tight
and competition is fierce
and the Euro and Airbus are kicking our god fearing puckered asses
and… ya know?