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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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] 32 points 8 months ago (2 children)

My favorite is "transformation", like the company is a fucking caterpillar turning into a butterfly just by shedding more employees.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Bruh my company did this months before layoffs. They even sent out origami paper with instructions to make butterflies. What a crock of shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I have experienced the magic of the "transformation".