Selma is often late to work, and when she does arrive there, she is lazy and rude to the customers. Selma’s boss, Nick, met with her to talk with her about her job performance. Nick said Selma has many good qualities, but he needs to boot her from her job immediately.

The word boot means “to end someone’s employment”. Based on this paragraph, the connotation of this word is…

Highlight the correct choice.

1. negative
2. positive
3. neutral