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I think the word you’re looking for is furlough.
by cj 2y ago
I think the word you’re looking for is furlough.
- rsanek 2y agoi was surprised when I looked it up too but it looks like this was true of layoffs as well https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layoff https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layoff
- DebtDeflation 2y agoNope. Layoffs were always understood to be temporary, up through some point in the 1990s. Furloughs were much shorter in duration, typically days or weeks, and in some cases were partial (one or two days a week).