Sorry to stray off-topic, but things have gotten bad enough overall that there are even new eupemisms for sackings/layoffs/downsizing/redundancies/reductions-in-force/etc. Those LT employees aren't being laid off, they're being "upgraded". From the 'Financial Times recent article on 'business twaddle'' (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3a41f80a-d8d3-11dd-ab5f-000077b07658.html):
-● In recognition of the economic climate the judges are giving a special award this year for Best Term For Sacking People. An honorary mention goes to the new phrase dynamic rightsizing, which means regular sackings, only more exciting and souped-up. The winner, for its sheer disingenuity, goes to upgrade. A reader reports that when she was fired by her US company in mid-2008 she was told: We are going to upgrade you with immediate effect. We are going to allow you to move on in order that you can you use your talents and skills more effectively and thus upgrade your career and opportunities.- -- aubuti ------------------------------------------------------------------------ aubuti's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2074 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=57742
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