In essence, Michael never got fired because he is the graphite control rod in the reactor of capitalism. A clueless person that posture-talks to all, but is baby-talked to back. His class absorbs the hits for his sociopath bosses that come from the loser employees. He can't be fired because if his class was removed, then the cycle of strikes would start up again. He is a sacrificial galvanic anode, rusting away to save the ship.
