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RIF?
by rubidium 4y ago
RIF?
- gowld 4y agoReduction in Force == layoffs
- jonny_eh 4y agoThanks, I wish people could speak clearly.
- Clubber 4y agoIt's a euphemism for layoffs which is a euphemism for mass firings, a la corporate speak. "Rightsizing," is another one.
- malwarebytess 4y agoIt's different from layoffs. RIF comes with the implication that the reduction is permanent.
- Clubber 4y ago>It's different from layoffs. RIF comes with the implication that the reduction is permanent. Academically, yes you're right. Practically, they are the same. No one can afford to sit around and wait a year or two to get rehired after layoffs, if that ever happens; and anytime a RIF happens, the positions are usually refilled once finances are better.
- compiler-guy 4y agoRIF is an industry standard term with a long history. The problem isn’t others speaking unclearly. It’s assuming others are in the wrong rather than being happy to learn something new.
- olddustytrail 4y agoIndeed it is! Part of the token ring header iirc?
- compiler-guy 4y agoContext is everything. In an economic discussion, one would use the economic meaning.
- olddustytrail 4y agoI know. It was a joke. I thought someone with the username compiler-guy might appreciate it but I guess not. Edit: otoh I've been a bit grumpy myself this week so who am I to judge. It wasn't a very good joke. I'll tell you the "youthful porpoise" one next time
- CoastalCoder 4y agoWhy wait? Now I'm curious.
- bombcar 4y agoThe one I’ve heard ends with “transporting underaged gulls across staid lions for immortal porpoises”
- jonny_eh 4y agoThis issue is that the audience of HN isn't limited to industry veterans.
- compiler-guy 4y agoThe industry I'm referring to is the HR industry, and this term is used all over the place when discussing employment and recessions. No harm or shame in not knowing it--lucky 10,000 and all that--but taking a chance to learn over blaming others would be my choice.
- olddustytrail 4y agoI too expect brutal, decimating euphemisms across the industry in Q2.