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groundloop

(11,518 posts) Tue Sep 10, 2019, 12:46 PM Sep 2019

"Asked to Resign"

OK, someone explain why, when someone in government is fired, they're "asked to resign". What's the point of asking someone to resign?

If someone came to me and asked me to resign I'd tell them to take a flying leap, if they don't want my services anymore they can fire me. What's in it for me if I 'resign' instead of being fired. Either way I'm out of a job, in the case of tRump as a boss he'd be repeatedly running me over with the bus anyway.

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"Asked to Resign" (Original Post) groundloop Sep 2019 OP

Unemployment checks? Dennis Donovan Sep 2019 #1

Come with being fired - not resigning Pachamama Sep 2019 #2

It's a professional consideration underpants Sep 2019 #3

Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)

1. Unemployment checks?

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2019, 12:47 PM

Sep 2019

Pachamama

(16,886 posts)

2. Come with being fired - not resigning

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 10, 2019, 12:49 PM

Sep 2019

Another reason that makes no sense

underpants

(182,736 posts)

3. It's a professional consideration

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2019, 01:00 PM

Sep 2019

For their next job the person can say they resigned instead of being fired. They just need to come up with a reason/excuse. Being fired implies ineptitude or being John Bolton.

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