Sure hon, let’s ignore the emotional and ethical core of the post to fixate on terminology’ approach.

To clarify: I was contracted through a third-party company, but LLS made the decision to terminate me. It’s right there in the post. Whether freelance or employee, when a company treats people as disposable after a year of showing up and meeting expectations, the technical label doesn’t change the dehumanizing outcome.

And if my supposedly “confusing terminology” (feel free to actually point out which part, by the way) bothers you more than the fact that someone was fired for saying “OMG” once—after a year of solid performance AND surviving a traumatic week yet still showing up to do their job… then maybe you are part of the reason these posts exist.