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submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Fearing social media backlash, companies are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward about layoffs — ‘right-sized’, ‘org changes’, ‘simplified operating model’::Managers are running out of ways to say you no longer have a job, but the way the bad news is delivered is more important than ever.

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[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 75 points 9 months ago (2 children)

So employees are also not "quiet quiting" but "optimizing effort/reward strategies".

Nobody is "working somewhere else" but just "geographically re-engaging opportunities".

[–] dexa_scantron@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I had a (wonderful) colleague who would call a big fuck up an "opportunity for excellence".

[–] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 9 months ago

I like that better than "resume generating event"

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I’ve always heard that “they’re pursuing other opportunities.”