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Mutual Separation

Euphemism Human Resources Buzzword HR

A departure described as jointly agreed, which it was, in the sense that one party agreed to leave and the other agreed to insist. The mutuality is in the paperwork.

Heard in the wild

“The press release calls it a mutual separation; the timing calls it Tuesday's board meeting.”

Tone check: Euphemism

Executive-tier vocabulary. The larger the announced mutuality, the smaller the actual choice.

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