Corporate jargon translator
The phrase
“We're making some changes to the team structure”
☢ NUCLEARYOU'RE ALREADY GONE, MATE
What it actually means
Someone is being made redundant. If you are reading this email particularly carefully, that someone may be you.
Context
The opening line of many redundancy announcements. The vagueness is intentional — HR will follow up with the specifics.
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