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		mikebenfield on Feb 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google layoffs Jan 20, 2023 – California WARN publ... "Terminal level" doesn't mean the highest level.

jefftk on Feb 2, 2023 [–]

Interesting! I don't think I'd seen the term before, but it does seem standard: https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2018/04/23/pace/

With that usage, the point at which the company stops being "up or out", it was L5 when I joined, and L4 when I left.

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