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RIF 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
by compiler-guy 4y ago
RIF 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.
- karaterobot 4y agoUsing industry jargon is usually not a good idea outside of the industry. Readers are happy to learn, but you have to teach them first. This is why most newspapers at least provide the unabbreviated phrase on first usage, and give the abbreviation in parentheses, i.e. "Reduction in Force (RIF)". It's not safe to just assume everyone already knows everything you know.