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4 Dec 2020
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What does the word "downsized" in "I have been downsized seven times in my career." mean?
What does the word "downsized" in "I have been downsized seven times in my career." mean?
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"Downsized" is a euphemism for being fired, especially being laid off (when your job is eliminated entirely and nobody is hired to replace you.)
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"Downsized" is a euphemism for being fired, especially being laid off (when your job is eliminated entirely and nobody is hired to replace you.)
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@etude2: It always happens with economic depression .
Whatever they are big companies or small one, when they through the economic depressions, they'll influenced by it, so when those companies couldn't get enough profit from market, they'll downsize some "unimportant" stuffs they didn't need in that tough moment.
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