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When I got fired, it felt like I was being punished though I'd done nothing wrong.
Also, what the hell, it's embarrassing.

I wanted to find out if anyone else felt that way.

Turns out pretty much everyone does, but no one talks about it.

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Canned is a FADJ collaboration between writer Pam Mandel and producer Amy Guth.

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