She complained that she was being underpaid. So the Vanguard replaced her with a computer terminal.
The Vanguard are heartless. You better watch your back Rahool.
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It's because she was protesting for $15 minimum wage. She got it, then realized she was making too much money for her Vangaurd subsidies and asked to be laid-off. That way she could keep her government cheese.