the.com/reorg
corporate for we're firing people but with a org chart instead of a knife.
means a restructuring of a company's teams, reporting lines, or leadership, usually to cut costs or fix dysfunction.
from short for reorganization, corporate jargon that exploded in the 1980s merger-and-acquisition boom when management consultants needed a softer word for upheaval.
peak seasonjanuary and after earnings calls, like clockwork
euphemism densityoften precedes layoffs by weeks, not months
survivor ratemiddle managers usually vanish first
for instance
google alphabet 2015 — split into holding company structure to isolate moonshot bets
meta 2022 layoffs — 11000 cut alongside metaverse-focused restructuring
disney 2023 — iger dismantled bob chapek's centralized structure within months
twitter post-musk — headcount cut roughly 80 percent under new org chart