Read more firing stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31581/firing.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:02:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71215/hollywood-heads-roll-as-dvd-sales-plunge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn previous downturns, the corporate owners of America's movie studios would cut Hollywood some slack. Not anymore: these days, the corporate suites of LA look like the aftermath of a slasher flick, with old hands kicked out at Disney, Universal, MGM, and Paramount. With DVD sales down 25% and easy...http://www.newser.com/story/71215/hollywood-heads-roll-as-dvd-sales-plunge.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 8:44:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69081/hospital-staff-suspended-over-lying-down-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe “lying down game,” an online pastime fueled by Facebook, has gotten seven British doctors and nurses suspended for uploading photos of themselves horizontal the job, Sky News reports. Hospital administrators say staff could get fired for breaking infection control regulations. The Facebook group that proposed the game now boasts...http://www.newser.com/story/69081/hospital-staff-suspended-over-lying-down-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 17:41:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61838/scientologists-got-me-fired-fox-columnist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Fox News columnist sacked after he reviewed a pirated copy of Wolverine insists he was actually fired because he was targeted by Scientologists, reports the New York Daily News . Kelly Preston and a Scientology spokesman pressured Fox News boss Roger Ailes to ax Roger Friedman because of his pieces...http://www.newser.com/story/61838/scientologists-got-me-fired-fox-columnist.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 14 Jun 2009 7:36:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59978/recession-whacks-tinseltown-agents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHollywood's toughest power brokers—the big shot "10 percenters" of the top talent agencies—are no longer immune to the recession, reports the Independent . With the merger between former rival agencies William Morris and Endeavor officially approved, 100 top agents got the ax . Officials of the new entity hope the...http://www.newser.com/story/59978/recession-whacks-tinseltown-agents.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 24 May 2009 11:32:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59129/some-bank-bosses-face-axe-fdic-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn “evaluation process” following banks’ stress tests will lead to the sacking of some execs, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chair Sheila Bair tells Bloomberg. “Management needs to be evaluated,” she noted. “Have they been doing a good job? Are there people who can do a better job?” Ten banks have...http://www.newser.com/story/59129/some-bank-bosses-face-axe-fdic-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 May 2009 13:00:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57199/sick-worker-fired-for-facebooking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHint to employees: If you say you're sick, don’t use Facebook. A Swiss woman was fired for doing just that, the BBC reports. She claimed her migraine prevented her from working on her computer and asked to lie in a darkened room—where she accessed Facebook through her iPhone. She...http://www.newser.com/story/57199/sick-worker-fired-for-facebooking.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Apr 2009 13:48:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57011/fired-noose-prof-sues-columbia-for-200m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Columbia University professor fired for plagiarism shortly after a noose was found hanging on her office door is suing her former school for $200 million. Madonna Constantine’s reputation was ruined by the “baseless” allegation, her lawyer tells CNN. The black professor has previously charged that the noose incident is...http://www.newser.com/story/57011/fired-noose-prof-sues-columbia-for-200m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 11:12:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54595/kentucky-bounces-hoops-coach-gillispie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo seasons, including one without an NCAA tournament appearance, were enough for Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie, ESPN reports. The school will announce his departure this afternoon. Gillispie notched 40 wins in Lexington, but also racked up 27 losses, including 14 this season as the Wildcats, whose seven men’s championships...http://www.newser.com/story/54595/kentucky-bounces-hoops-coach-gillispie.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 14:41:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51886/germans-exalt-grocery-clerk-sacked-over-2.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA grocery clerk fired from her job of 31 years after allegedly stealing $1.66 has turned into a recession-time hero in Germany. While financial fat cats walk away with billions despite triggering a worldwide economic crisis, the sacking of a 50-year-old mother seems unfair, her supporters tell Der Spiegel...http://www.newser.com/story/51886/germans-exalt-grocery-clerk-sacked-over-2.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Feb 2009 11:30:02 CST