(1). A way for a self-promoting, over-caffeinated worker to make others believe he works way more hours than they do.
“Are you serious? I may leave an hour earlier than you guys, but I’m always on.”
Always On
RANDOM LINGO
Goals-Based
(1). A term used when providing negative comments about an answer to a question when the commenter (usually a salesperson with no actual understanding of the issue) does not believe the answer provides a sufficient (read: client-friendly) solution to the issue.
Putting Out Fires
(1). An expression used to imply that you have been dealing with crises all day, in an attempt to (1) passive-aggressively complain about your job, (2) make yourself seem more important than you actually are, or (3) avoid taking on more work.
“Man, the bigger clients I almost exclusively work on are so demanding! I’ve been putting out fires all afternoon. I wish I worked on smaller, less meaningful clients like you, Jaime. My life would be so much easier!”