Original Commentary
It's always a shock to find out you have just been fired, even if you hated your job. That shock usually doesn't go away till you get the a paycheck from the next place, just so you can sit back and dread the process all over again...

Modern Commentary
I think that demanding to get holidays off may have been a factor. That'll get you on the troublemaker list in a lot of places, even if you're nice about it which Kimberly probably wasn't. - Terrence