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Originally Posted by joethelawyer  When you say "layoff or similarly amicable separation of employment", how is a layoff amicable? |
"Layoff" is often used to denote separation for reasons other than your job performance. It isn't that you didn't do your job well, or someone didn't like you - the company simply didn't have a place for you any more. It is amicable in that the people who let you go still like you, and are apt to give you a good recommendation.
"Amicable" and "you like what happened" are not necessarily the same thing.
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