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Since: May, 2014
13th Aug, 2021 02:52:59 AM
Think it's covered by George Jetson Job Security.
it’s similar to 10-Minute Retirement but instead of the character voluntarily giving up, it’s their boss/leader who fires them for a short period of an episode/book before getting them back into the job
an example is the episode “Spongebob, You’re Fired” where Mr Krabs fires Spongebob to save some money, but when the Krusty Krab starts failing, he hires him back as the fry cook.