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Re:Changes at YC by weswilson on Monday March 13, 2023 @11:33PM (#35147090)
One term I've heard from HR was "Released to the industry."

I always wondered if that was focus grouped or something. It was definitely the running joke for a while.

Re:Changes at YC by nullnix on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @01:21AM (#35147721)
Fifteen years ago I remember my last employer saying in a division meeting that they had "reallocated a number of roles to the mobility pool". A round of confused "what's that then" from more or less all present forced them to be less euphemistic.