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One I recently heard was "conducting a rif" == "conducting a reduction in force" == "firing people". Soft language is alway to the benefit of the speaker, to a
by mbb70 3y ago
One I recently heard was "conducting a rif" == "conducting a reduction in force" == "firing people".
Soft language is alway to the benefit of the speaker, to assuage guilt or obfuscate intent.
It's always to the detriment of the listener.
- ur-whale 3y ago> It's always to the detriment of the listener. Not always. If the listener has a functioning brain, he can quickly infer the kind of weasel the speaker is simply for stooping down to using that type of language.
- hinkley 3y agoAnchoring is still a thing isn’t it?
- rhuru 3y agoReduction is a negative word. Could trigger the snowflakes at your office. I think the correct term is "reassessment of human resources" or "restructuring", it is a bit like guy who steals your car at gunpoint in SF but is kind enough to ask you your preferred pronoun.
- jpcfl 3y ago> steals I believe the correct term for this is "reallocation."
- mikrotikker 3y agoOr "reparations"
- rhuru 3y agoYou have clearly mastered the art.
- rhuru 3y agorestridistribution of mobility advantage.
- seabass-labrax 3y agoPerhaps taking your metaphor a bit too literally, but interesting nonetheless: I don't live in a country where guns are either legal or common, but from my understanding of de-escalation advice, polite and careful interactions with criminals are recommended. Engaging in calm dialogue supposedly reduces the chance that the criminal will get scared and pull the trigger, because most people would rather be in the dock for theft than murder, as well as murder having greater moral implications.
- rhuru 3y agoI am no entirely use if that moral implications of their actions or the legal distinction of different crimes is easily conveyed when the disadvantaged person has fentanyl pumping through their blood stream.
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- raz32dust 3y agoHow is "firing people" more clear in intent than "Reduction in force"? Reduction in force/cutting costs is usually the intent. People getting fired is a side effect. "Firing people" is a more vivid picture, which is exactly why it is not the right term - it's too personal a term for something that usually is not personal. Performance-based layoffs = Firing. Cost/business-outlook-based layoffs = RIFs.
- paulddraper 3y ago"Lay off" is both succinct and accurate
- drewcoo 3y agoAnd why are they a "force" when they're being fired, but they're "resources" when they're not. I'd like to be considered a "force" while I'm still working there. Capes as swag would be cool, too.
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- drexlspivey 3y agoA hiring platform where you would apply for jobs changed the applicatin status from Rejected to Denied to Disqualified. Doesn’t matter that you didn’t get the job at least you weren’t rejected!