Richard's boss fires him for everything bad he's done.

Another reason that bosses do not fire some problem employees is from a fear of retaliation.

When Bartleby's boss fires him, he continues to come in.

My boss will fire me if I don't talk to you.

So, next time your boss fires a member of staff, set aside the deep personal hurt.

In some cases, bosses may even fire employees they perceive to be dishonest.

A woman working there might want to tell about that, but not if her boss could find out and fire her.

There's trouble brewing at work; a number of people are trying to get our boss fired.

He made a mess of the project, so the boss fired him, and now we have to start all over again.

James had a rude surprise when he came to work late again this morning - the boss fired him!