fired vs pink-slipped

fired and pink-slipped both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fired	No	Yes	No	No
pink-slipped	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, fired and pink-slipped are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of fired include discharged, dismissed, laid-off.

fired (adjective)	pink-slipped (adjective)
having lost your job	having lost your job