pink slip
noun
: a notice from an employer that a recipient's employment is being terminated
pink-slip
transitive verb
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Year Two better be better, or Panthers owner David Tepper will be handing out pink slips at the holidays once again.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2024
Other direct service positions like instructional coaches, school health providers, school psychologists and speech and language specialists were also among those who received pink slips on April 30.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2024
Barely 48 hours after record-breaking Super Bowl viewership and advertising numbers, Paramount Global sent 800 employees Valentine’s Day pink slips.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
Now, district staff members are facing pink slips, and cuts will begin at the district's central office and administrative positions, Parks wrote.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2024
Other direct service positions like instructional coaches, school health providers, school psychologists and speech and language specialists were also among those who received pink slips on April 30.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2024
Barely 48 hours after record-breaking Super Bowl viewership and advertising numbers, Paramount Global sent 800 employees Valentine’s Day pink slips.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
Now, district staff members are facing pink slips, and cuts will begin at the district's central office and administrative positions, Parks wrote.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Pink slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20slip. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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