Firing staff seems to be in fashion right now. Donald Trump appears to have confused the presidency with The Apprentice, with the billionaire firing communications director Anthony Scaramucci, chief of staff Reince Priebus and the FBI director James Comey, among others.
Meanwhile, at Vogue new editor Edward Enninful, who replaced Alexandra Shulman after 25 years in charge, has gone to work overhauling the team. There have been a wave of departures, including veterans Emily Sheffield and Lucinda Chambers, who gave a candid post-break-up interview.
In the wake of the P45s being dished out, we want to know your experiences of being fired. Was it a surprise dismissal? Did a manager purge your entire team out of nowhere? Or, perhaps you’ve been forced to sack members of your team? Did it spark tears or lead to tantrums? However it played out, we want to hear your stories.
You can submit your contributions anonymously using the online form below, from Tuesday 8 August until Tuesday 22 August. We will publish an edited selection on the Guardian Careers site, and contributions may also be shared across our social media channels.
To get in touch fill in the encrypted form below – you won’t need to give us your name or the name of where you work – and we’ll publish a selection of responses. Please give us as much information about your experience as you can, but only include identifying details if you are happy to have them published.
