Fired means fired: why is it associated with fired employees? It turns out that in the old society, many people came from the countryside to work outside the city to make a living. In addition to paying wages, the boss also provided accommodation for the workers. Those workers don't have much clothes with them, but they must bring their own bedding (usually a straw mat). When fired by the boss, it is natural to pack up your clothes and leave, and the straw mat should be rolled up for carrying. When sliced squid is fried in wok, it will roll up when heated, just like the shape of a rolled straw mat, so "fired squid" is synonymous with "fired". The common usage is "so-and-so was fired by the boss", "the boss fired so-and-so" or simply that so-and-so was fired. In Putonghua, "packing up" also means leaving your job, while in Cantonese, the corresponding expression is "packing up", which means putting your clothes in a cloth bag and taking them away. Firing someone can be described as "holding a burden". Coincidentally, there are exactly the same usages in English. "Baggage" is called "sack" in English, and when used as a verb, it means "dismissal".

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