[amelius]

Sounds like a case of:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sad_clown_paradox

> Sad clown paradox is characterised by a cyclothymic temperament, which encourages the creation of light-hearted humour in a professional setting, despite inner turmoil.

[streb-lo]

If we're going to do analysis on no information, I would guess you have a lot more "inner turmoil" than the subject.

[finnthehuman]

Bit rude to armchair psychoanalyze. Also wouldn’t change anything about whether the firing was justified.

[worldthruword]

If innerX and outerX are opposite, hey that is significant.

If innerX and outerX are same, I told you so, its obvious.

Psychoanalysis in a nutshell.

[xyzsparetimexyz]

So?