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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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As their employers restructured

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00(As a career coach, I work with many people who lose jobs through no fault of their own.01font00 02font01font00As02font00 their employers 00restructured00, they simply were in the wrong place at the wrong time. )02br
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00What does "01font00As02font00 their employers 00restructured00" mean, esp. 01font00"as"02font00 and 01font00"restructure02font00"?02br
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00A million thanks.0-
  

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0When their employers restructured the companies and eliminated jobs.0-
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01font00'To restructure'02font00 means to reorganize the company in a different structure. However, as GG says, this usually means a significant reduction in the number of employees.02br
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00A related and common phrase is 01font00'to downsize'02font00, me

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