Driving me nuts-- what did they call it during the recession in the 70s when you weren't quite laid off but reduced to l

[Black Landlord]

I have asked a zillion older folks but nobody can remember.
It was some cutesy-annoying term coined by the media like "brown-out" or "stagflation".
Mr/f to the rescue?

[Doc]

"Work-hour cutbacks."

[Black Landlord]

No. It was like "brown-off" or something along those lines.
(Keep it clean)

[voodoopenguin]

Maybe you had a cutesy expression in the USA but over here it was and still is called short-time working. I remember the times
(am I old?) and only recall that term.

[mikebw]

furloughed?

[space-time]

brown-out?

[mikebw]

part-time?

[rgG]

underemployed?

[Black Landlord]

No. No. No. No. No. Thanks for playing.
The sound of collective head slapping when someone gets it is going to measure on the richter scale.

[MikeF]

Shared work?

Temporary Work Force Reduction?