Published 1st August 2014

Laid-off. Downsized. Mutual parting. No matter what you call it, being fired sucks. But it doesn’t have to.

Take a look at some of the world’s best and brightest. Baltimore’s evening news program jettisoned Oprah Winfrey for being too emotionally invested in her stories. Apple ousted Steve Jobs when he was in his 30s, only for him to return triumphantly in his 40s. Even Walt Disney was fired from The Kansas City Star for (ironically) not being creative enough.