unassigned

unassigned
   American dismissed from employment
   Not awaiting another assignment in the same organization:
    ... despite the fact that your company is doing rather well, you have just been sacked or... 'unassigned'. (Sunday Telegraph, 27 October 1996)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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