Allergies are the result of a hypersensitive immune system. The allergic immune system misidentifies an otherwise innocuous substance as harmful, and then attacks the substance with a ferocity far greater than required.
Laying off an employee is different from firing an employee. Firing means letting a worker go for any reason, whereas a layoff refers to an employment termination based on economics, usually involving more than one worker.
12 Companies Laying Off the Most Workers. Tech giant Cisco Systems is expected to announce plans to lay off 14,000 employees in the coming weeks, nearly one-fifth of its total headcount, according to technology news site CRN. These layoffs may be the result of the companyâs aim to move away from hardware and into wireless security and data centers.