| Silver lining | Top down | Assimilation | Early retirement | Repurpose |
| Workforce change | Efficiency | Survivor Guilt | Attrition | Synergy |
| Economy | Morale | REDUNDANCY BINGO (free square) | Natural Wastage | Recession |
| Redeployment | Outsource | Selection criteria | _____ has decided to spend more time with their family | Voluntary |
| Downsize | Surplus | Enterprise | Spending review | Termination |
| Morale | Assimilation | Surplus | Redeployment | Recession |
| Hot desk | Posts not people | Survivor Guilt | Restructure | Reorganisation |
| Streamline | Downsize | REDUNDANCY BINGO (free square) | Cost cutting | Redundancy pool |
| Outplacement | Natural Wastage | Termination | Top down | Outsource |
| At risk | TUPE | Early retirement | Efficiency | Selection criteria |