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Rightsizing

A euphemism for cutting jobs. Also called workforce optimisation or downsizing. It means redundancies.

You'll hear it as

We're rightsizing the organisation to match demand.

Why it matters to you.

When you read it in a company update, translate it to "redundancies" and read the rest with that in mind.

Also called Downsizing, Workforce optimisation.

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