"Laid Off" is such an ugly phrase. When =
executives in a company meet to evaluate performance balanced with need, =
and are forced to “lay off” workers, here are some terms =
they use in place of “laid off” so their discussion =
doesn’t sound so bad . . . .
1. =
Executive culling
2. Job =
separation
3. Payroll adjustment
4. =
Personnel surplus reduction
5. =
Reduction in force or "RIF" (verb form: "I was =
riffed")
6. =
Redundancy elimination
7. =
Refocusing of the skill mix
8. =
Resource reallocation
9. =
Right-sizing
10. =
Workforce imbalance correction
And =
the best (or worst)
11. =
Drowning the kittens
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] www.grif.net =
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"