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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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[-] [email protected] 71 points 5 months ago

They're actually violating laws. They want to layoff but that would involve giving severance and pay for unemployment benefits. They want to freeload off of tech worker productivity while not compensating fairly.

[-] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago

This is exactly it. Corporate weasels trying to weasel.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Not if they’re in the US. There are no state or federal laws mandating severance.

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