She “Careered” Off The Road

(I’m talking with a coworker from a separate office location, who isn’t normally at the location I work at. I’m updating him on a recent company incident in which one of our bus drivers crashed a company vehicle.)

Coworker: “Wait, she ‘took a wrong turn’ at the airport and crashed into a partition? There’s no way you can miss those. Do you know what happened afterward?”

Me: “Well, let’s just say she’s no longer with us.”

(My coworker AND my nearby manager gasp loudly and look totally horrified. I quickly realize what I’ve said.)

Me: “No longer with the company! No longer with us — the company. She was fired. She’s not dead.”