pension
When used as a noun, "pension" usually refers to the total sum of money received over time, but it can also refer to the specific plan or fund that provides the money. As a verb, it is most commonly used in the phrasal form "pension off," which often implies that the employer is making the decision for the employee to leave.
💬Casual Conversation
🎬Tuesday afternoon, David is in a meeting while Jessica is staring at a spreadsheet.
Jessica
HR just flagged the budget. We can't afford to pension off Miller this quarter.
David
That's a total bottleneck. We need to pivot and just keep him on.
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Jessica uses 'pension off' as a transitive verb meaning to force retirement for financial reasons. David responds with corporate buzzwords ('bottleneck', 'pivot') which reflects his persona of trying to sound like a tech visionary.