Disregard GoPens--why must there be so many Pens fans that annoy me?
Unfortunately this is how some companies work, and I agree with a comment made earlier in the thread, chances are they made up some BS excuses about why they were firing you, but in reality, you probably made the most money, they want to boost their profits, easiest way to do that when you're not making sales is to get rid of higher paid employees. They can word it however they want, but it's a bottom-line only kind of move.
And even if it is just to strike fear into the heart of these kids, really, if I saw a long-tenured employee, who did his job well, get fired, I wouldn't be thinking "Oh man, I'd better bust my ass, I might be next." I would think "Well hell, if he can get fired, why should I work harder? They might fire me just for the hell of it too."
No matter the reason, it sounds like a ######tastic move to me.
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