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.
ESPN has responded by moving away from sports reporting â most of the 100 people laid off this week were reporters â and toward opinion, which is usually expressed with an absurd amount of vehemence, given the subject matter. â