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submitted 9 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

Fearing social media backlash, companies are using all kinds of euphemisms to avoid being straightforward about layoffs — ‘right-sized’, ‘org changes’, ‘simplified operating model’::Managers are running out of ways to say you no longer have a job, but the way the bad news is delivered is more important than ever.

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[-] Waggles@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

Bruh my company did this months before layoffs. They even sent out origami paper with instructions to make butterflies. What a crock of shit.

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