AFTER THE AXE deals with the problem of executive terminations, the fired executive’s reaction to and the company’s reasons. This documentary film portrays the “relocation” of a composite figure, Biff Wilson. One day the vice-president of a major packaged goods firm, the next day fired, Wilson must learn to sell himself to another company. Along the way, consultants in the field and real fired executives comment upon this familiar situation and discuss its implications (financial, social, and personal)