Reduction in force is now a verb for those who get rifed. Reddit is the current rumor mill for when the 10,000 rif in HSS is to occur.
It was supposed to be Friday, but first, there is a reduction in the appeals board's members, so they do not have a quorum to hear appeals.
So far so good since the rumor is not fully actualized. The vulnerable workforce is behaving like folks after 9-11, with extra hugs, cookies, and such.