Choose the right word

• We need to [consolidate functions / cushion the blow / handle with dignity] across the Boston and New York offices.
• The internal redeployment process in Chicago helped retain key talent. [redeployment / garden leave / exit conversation] helped retain key talent.
• Departing directors were placed on paid garden leave in Seattle. [garden leave / headcount reduction / cost-reduction programme] in Seattle.
• Every departing employee attended a private exit conversation in Atlanta. [exit conversation / exit package / regrettable loss] in Atlanta.
• Management promised to handle the layoffs with dignity in Dallas. [handle with dignity / morale slump / cushion the blow] in Dallas.
• Losing our lead engineer in Houston was a regrettable loss. [regrettable loss / headcount reduction / redeployment] for the engineering division.
• The unexpected announcement caused a severe morale slump in Miami. [morale slump / garden leave / exit package] in Miami.
• Enhanced severance terms helped cushion the blow for workers in Philadelphia. [cushion the blow / consolidate functions / handle with dignity] for workers in Philadelphia.
• The planned headcount reduction in San Diego will save millions. [headcount reduction / cost-reduction programme / exit conversation] in San Diego will save millions.
• A strict cost-reduction programme was implemented in Baltimore last quarter. [cost-reduction programme / redundancy programme / collective consultation] was implemented in Baltimore last quarter.
• Each executive received a generous exit package upon leaving Denver. [exit package / severance terms / outplacement support] upon leaving Denver.

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