# Sounds like one of my coworkers has been fired...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-like-one-of-my-coworkers-has-been-fired/228718>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 11, 2004, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-like-one-of-my-coworkers-has-been-fired/228718 "2004-02-11T21:29:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sounds-like-one-of-my-coworkers-has-been-fired/228718/21 "2004-02-19T03:59:01Z")

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There’s an old-fashioned term for that, **Otto**.

RIP

Retired In Place.

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