Someone's Got To Go

Fox has ordered a new reality show called Someone’s Gotta Go,

where employees choose which of their colleagues to lay off.

It plays off the long-running Survivor series, but it brings it to a familiar place — the office. And it plays off a very real worry — layoffs.

Advertising Age asks, “Does America want to see people being fired by their own colleagues?”

Our take is, “yes, they will.” Our nation has a morbid fascination with watching others suffer. It plays into our sense of self-worth when we see others hurt. While we might wince, we are thinking all the while, “I’m glad it’s not me.”

Right now, unemployment is hovering near 9 percent. We all have had friends who have been laid off. Every one of them cuts — but deep inside, we are thankful we were spared.