pink-slipped vs fired

pink-slipped and fired both are adjectives.

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

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

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

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