Regrettable Attrition
HR's classification for departures the company actually minds — the good ones. Its existence confirms the other category: attrition nobody regrets, tracked separately and celebrated privately.
Heard in the wild
“Regrettable attrition doubled after the comp freeze — shocking no one.”
Tone check: Technical
Ask which bucket the org would put you in. Then ask what they're doing about the regrettable number.