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But the inevitable reckoning does not make the downsizing less painful .

认识到好日子的结束不可避免，并不能减轻裁员带来的痛苦。

On the contrary , it makes one less redundant and indispensable , a life and death determinant in these financially tumultuous times of corporate restructuring ( read : mass retrenchments ) and downsizing ( read : firing ) .

相反，在这个金融危机时代的企业重组（参见：大规模裁员）和缩减开支的环境下，还能够强调一个人的重要性而免遭解雇。

Ifthere are talks of downsizing and cutting back throughout the company , yourteam members will need much encouragement .

如果公司到处是裁员与减薪的传言，你的团队成员会需要更多的鼓励。

But the enthusiasm in the 1990s for downsizing ( see article ) hit corporate planning departments hard .

但是90年代的裁员风（见文）给了企业的商业计划部门以沉重的打击。

Countries with high unemployment need many such winners to replace the relentless downsizing across so many traditional industries .

那些高失业率国家需要许多这样的“赢家”，来抵消许多传统行业大举裁员的影响。