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RA = Resource Action. Add it as the next entry on a long list of euphemisms for layoffs.

"layoff" being a euphemism for "mass firing of people", that has been around so long it doesn't even seem like a euphemism any more. As you said, it's a long list.

Resource Action. That's just euphemistic IBM jargon for layoffs.

Is it possible to dehumanize the firing process any further than the words, "Resource Action"?

Resource Attrition