Right-size
To make a company the correct size by removing the people in it.
"We are right-sizing, which means the team is now you."
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Restructure
A reorganization where the org chart changes and the work does not.
"The restructure gave me a new manager and the same problems."
Quiet firing
Making someone job so miserable that resignation looks like their idea.
"They quiet fired her by scheduling every meeting at 7 a.m."
Offboarding
The process of revoking access to systems that never quite worked anyway.
"My offboarding finally fixed the permissions I needed all year."
Synergy
A word executives say right before something gets eliminated.
"When he said synergy in the all hands, the room held its breath."