Using 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 newspap

Using 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.