Severance -

Severance is the final handshake. If the greeting was warm but the goodbye is cold, the relationship is remembered as a failure. Companies that treat severance as a bridge rather than a wall find themselves with a stronger employer brand in the long run.

| Word | Connotation | Finality | Pain Implied | |------|-------------|----------|--------------| | | Surgical, deliberate | High | Sharp, acute | | Separation | Neutral, natural | Medium | Low to mild | | Divorce | Legal, relational | Medium | Chronic | | Amputation | Medical, extreme | Absolute | High + phantom | | Rupture | Sudden, violent | High | Shock + aftermath | severance