Fearing social media backlash, companies are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward about layoffs — ‘right-sized’, ‘org changes’, ‘simplified operating model’
Fearing social media backlash, companies are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward about layoffs — ‘right-sized’, ‘org changes’, ‘simplified operating model’

Fearing social media backlash, companies are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward about layoffs. Beware 'jargon monoxide'

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.
So employees are also not "quiet quiting" but "optimizing effort/reward strategies".
Nobody is "working somewhere else" but just "geographically re-engaging opportunities".
I had a (wonderful) colleague who would call a big fuck up an "opportunity for excellence".
I like that better than "resume generating event"
I’ve always heard that “they’re pursuing other opportunities.”