RIF
verb1
To lay off from work due to a reduction in force.
- Our own agency let go 300 positions, affected 120 people who got RIFed, but 1,200 people were affected in the process.1994 February 1, Restructuring of the federal government, United States Congress House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, page 58:
- Federal employees got 'RIFed.' That lasted about six months.2015, William F. Buckley, Tucker's Last Stand:
2 more examples
- Despite my exemplary service, I got RIFed.” Ginger cringed at the raw sarcasm in his voice, but wanted clarification. “Riffed?” “Reduction in force. Let go, laid off, whatever fits.”2016, Jenna Mindel, A Soldier's Valentine:
- “If somebody’s been RIF’ed, they may have the opportunity of moving into another position where they have seniority that is specifically similar to the job that they had before,” Stier said.2025 May 2, Eric Bradner, Tami Luhby, Sarah Owermohle, Sunlen Serfaty, Brian Todd and Marshall Cohen, “Left in limbo: How federal workers still on the job are coping with chaos”, in CNN: