But according to bestselling management author and CNBC contributor Suzy Welch, most real-life terminations look nothing like the ones on TV.
CNBC Contributor Suzy Welch"There's rarely boardroom drama or a public display," Welch tells CNBC Make It.
If your manager uses one of the following three phrases, Welch warns you might be about to get fired.
"The minute a boss asks you to document anything," Welch says, "they are stuffing your folder to facilitate your termination process."
"The minute you have trained professionals in the middle of conversations with your boss or colleagues, think 'divorce attorney,'" she says.