Maybe I missed it, but I didn't see anything in that article that said he lost his job for "good" reasons. All it says is, "amid the economic downturn" (which could mean, "He fell asleep at the wheel amid the economic downturn" for all we know). There is absolutely nothing in that particular article that suggests he was a hard worker, or anything of the sort.
Now he might be the greatest, most hard working guy in the world, but there's nothing in that article to suggest that...