pink-slipped vs discharged

pink-slipped and discharged both are adjectives.

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

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

Other synonyms of pink-slipped include dismissed, fired, laid-off.

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