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May 23, 2013

New reality TV show: vote on who gets fired

  • Why would a company put itself through this? Publicity, $25,000 to firms that participate, $1,500 to each employee who takes part and $10,000 toward a severance package for anyone fired.
    • By DAVID BAUDER
    AP Television Writer

    NEW YORK — This time “you're fired” is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment starting this week.

    The network on Thursday will begin airing “Does Someone Have to Go?” a series where cameras go into small businesses and employees are compelled to rat out underperforming colleagues. At the end, they choose one co-worker to recommend for firing.


     
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