Anticipation of the downsizing was

Anticipation of the downsizing was even worse than the downsizing itself -- people's fear of the unknown led them to basically disengage from the work. More troubling was the fact that even five months after the downsizing, creativity was still down significantly.

Results (Chinese) 1:

人们对未知的恐惧导致他们基本上是从工作脱离 - 减员的预期比裁员本身是雪上加霜。更令人不安的是，裁员之后甚至五个月的创造力仍下降显著的事实。

Results (Chinese) 2:

对裁员的预期甚至比裁员本身还要糟糕——人们对未知事物的恐惧导致他们基本上脱离了工作。更令人不安的是，即使在裁员5个月后，创造力仍然明显下降。

Results (Chinese) 3:

对裁员的预期甚至比裁员本身还要糟糕——人们对未知事物的恐惧使他们基本上脱离了工作。更令人不安的是，即使在裁员5个月后，创造力仍大幅下降。