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staff dissolver

[/stæf dɪˈzɒlvər/]
nounpl: staff dissolvers
dissolvente de equipe / aquele que dissolve a equipe
1. A person or entity responsible for disbanding, eliminating, or reducing a staff or workforce
The new CEO was seen as a staff dissolver after announcing the company restructuring.
O novo CEO foi visto como um dissolvente de equipe após anunciar a reestruturação da empresa.
2. A chemical or substance used to dissolve or break down staffing materials or organizational structures
Budget cuts acted as a staff dissolver in the department.
Os cortes orçamentários atuaram como um dissolvente de equipe no departamento.
NYC Slang
downsizer, cost-cutter
Synonyms
downsizerworkforce reducerteam dismantlerrestructurerstaff cutter
Antonyms
staff builderworkforce expanderteam builderrecruiterhiring manager

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
dissolvente de equipe
Common in corporate contexts
São Paulo
dissolvente de pessoal
More formal business terminology
Portugal
dissolvente de pessoal / aquele que dissolve equipas
Uses 'equipas' instead of 'equipes'

Related Idioms & Phrases

cut to the bone
lean and mean
rightsizing
staff reduction
organizational restructuring
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