Business BafflegabEuphemism
Rightsize
RYT-syzverb
What it means
To remove staff while implying they were the wrong size rather than merely surplus.
What it actually means
You are being let go, and it is being framed as a measurement.
How it is used in a sentence
"We rightsized the team to match the new operating model."
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Business Bafflegab — Language engineered so that nothing is ever anyone’s fault and no decision is ever final.
Euphemism — The phrase hides something specific. We decode it.
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