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I thought getting married to a stranger in front of millions of people was bad enough, but it appears reality TV has reached an all-time low.

According to an article in Variety, the Fox network has picked up a new reality show competition called “Someone’s Gotta Go,” which will play out a lot like “The Office:” the film crew will enter real businesses around the country, except in this show Michael and Dwight aren’t jousting for comic relief. The show is actually giving the employees the power to decide who gets fired.

“It’s ‘Survivor’ meets ‘The Office,’” said Fox reality chief Mike Darnell. “When someone is arbitrarily let go the first reaction usually is ‘How come that person was fired when another idiot is still here?’ This finally gives employees a chance to make that decision instead of a boss.”

Each episode will feature a small business that is being forced to make job cuts because of the weak economy. But here’s the truly terrifying kicker: each employee will have access to all HR files and salary history. Then they will vote on who gets the ax. I cringe to think of how discrimination could easily enter into such an unregulated preceding spearheaded by untrained employees.

The show apparently had to go through a lot of legal greenlighting to get a thumbs-up. Labor attorneys, employment experts, and business consultants are working alongside producers to ensure a smooth termination.

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