In the workplace, letting go is related to firing.
Do without is a verb whose etymological origins go back to praescindere , from the Latin language. The notion refers to leaving something aside, abstracting it or ignoring it .
For example: “I regret to inform you that the company is going to terminate its services starting next month” , “If you want this recipe to be healthier, you can do without the butter” , “I cannot do without my feelings when it comes to act.”
action of dispensing
That which is dispensed with, therefore, is eliminated or not included . If a football club announces that it is going to dispense with the services of three players, it will be saying that these athletes will not continue to be part of the squad. Dispensing, in this case, is equivalent to firing.
In this sense, the use of the term dispense when communicating to a person that their services will no longer be necessary in a company has the objective of livening up the tone of the message , given that it is not normal for news of this type to be pleasant. for no one. Opting for the verb "fire" or its participle, "fired", makes more sense if the reasons that lead the firm to decide to end the collaboration revolve around a serious problem with the employee, due, for example, to their misbehavior.
The action of dispensing is equivalent to discarding.
The term in gastronomy
In a gastronomic preparation whose recipe mentions five ingredients, the cook may decide to do without one of them. In this case, the action of leaving out means not including the ingredient in question despite what is stipulated in the recipe.
Dispensing with an ingredient when preparing a recipe may be due to its lack or a deliberate decision to modify it, either because the person does not consider it necessary to follow the step-by-step instructions to correctly prepare the dish, or because You want different results .
When it comes to the lack of one of the ingredients, especially if it is very important in the recipe, it will be up to the skill and creativity of the person to ensure that the preparation does not show its absence, or that it is not impoverished by it. .
Other examples of doing without
A rock group that was made up of a singer, two guitarists, a bassist and a drummer, for example, may make the decision to dispense with one of the guitarists if there are organizational problems or it does not have enough money to continue paying him for their services. As of this measure, the musician in question will no longer be part of the band .
As in all other cases, making the decision to let someone go usually has certain consequences; Continuing with the example of the rock band, not being able to have two guitarists would directly affect the execution of those songs that had a different line for each instrumentalist. In the same way that in a choir the singers of the different strings have complementary melodies, one of the guitars would be in charge of the main voice while the other would provide the harmonies.
On a computer , meanwhile, a user can do without a local word processor if they prefer to opt for an online tool. This way, you will not need to install the software on your computer but, every time you want to write a text, you will have to access the Internet service that allows you to do this.
The consequences of the actions
"The cemetery is full of essentials" is a popular saying that is often used as a threat or warning to those people who are not fulfilling their obligations within an organization, as if they believed that their actions will have no consequences.
A possible interpretation is that many individuals who were believed to be essential are no longer part of this world and, much to their regret, it continues to function.