pink slip
noun
: a notice from an employer that a recipient's employment is being terminated
pink-slip
transitive verb
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Workers are no longer waiting for pink slips to start exploring options.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Wherever the courts come down on Trump’s firing authority, the decisions could pertain to any potential pink slips issued at the Fed.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Thousands of agency employees are expected to receive pink slips in mid-May, about a month after Tax Day, April 15.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
In every corner of the FDA, and at sister health agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, thousands of workers, specialists, and scientists were slapped with Department of Government Efficiency pink slips Tuesday morning.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Wherever the courts come down on Trump’s firing authority, the decisions could pertain to any potential pink slips issued at the Fed.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 17 Apr. 2025
Thousands of agency employees are expected to receive pink slips in mid-May, about a month after Tax Day, April 15.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
In every corner of the FDA, and at sister health agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, thousands of workers, specialists, and scientists were slapped with Department of Government Efficiency pink slips Tuesday morning.
—Dan Morrison, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Pink slip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pink%20slip. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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