RIF: A generic reduction in force, of undetermined method. Often pronounced like the word riff rather than spelled out. Sometimes used as a verb, as in "the em

RIF: A generic reduction in force, of undetermined method. Often pronounced like the word riff rather than spelled out. Sometimes used as a verb, as in "the employees were pretty heavily riffed". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layoff#Common_abbreviations_for_reduction_in_force https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layoff#Common_abbreviations_fo...