dumbsize

dumbsize: dumbsize dumb‧size [ˈdʌmsaɪz] verb [transitive] JOURNALISM

to reduce the number of people working for a company to a level where it is no longer possible to do the work effectively or well — compare downsize

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dumbsize UK US (also dumb-size) /ˈdʌmsaɪz/ verb [T] INFORMAL HR, MANAGEMENT

► to reduce the number of people working in an organization so much that it can no longer operate effectively: »The company has been dumbsized, and left with some of the wrong people trying to perform tasks they are not qualified to do.

→ Compare DOWNSIZE(Cf. ↑downsize)

dumbsizing (also dumb-sizing) noun [U]

► »Despite warnings about downsizing becoming dumbsizing, many companies continue to make hasty, across-the-board cuts.

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dumbsize — verb To reduce the number of employees in a business without regard to organizational efficiency such that its operations become unprofitable or inefficient … Wiktionary
dumbsize — … Useful english dictionary
dumbsizing — dumbsize UK US (also dumb size) /ˈdʌmsaɪz/ verb [T] INFORMAL HR, MANAGEMENT ► to reduce the number of people working in an organization so much that it can no longer operate effectively: »The company has been dumbsized, and left with some of the… … Financial and business terms
dumbsizing — (DUM.sy.zing) pp. Reducing the size of a company s workforce to such an extent that the company becomes unprofitable or inefficient. Also: dumb size. dumbsize v. dumbsizer n. Example Citation: Granted, companies became lean and nimble, but… … New words

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