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(1). Overwhelming new employees by not having a game plan for training and just throwing them into meetings and projects.
“Glad to have you on the team, Megan. Well, I’m out for the next couple of weeks, so I guess it’ll be a bit of a baptism by fire for you. The manual is on that pile on my desk, I think. Good luck!”
Props to Lara for the submission.
(1). A term used to describe a magical pass to a company’s wealth, longevity and success that is usually reserved for upper management.
(1). That anxiety-inducing term every department faces at comp time. Will it go up? Will it go down? Did we hit our numbers? Where am I on the performance chart this year? Yikes!
“So, team, unfortunately, it looks like we’re going to have to reduce headcount this year by at least two. The good news is, no one likes Larry and Monica, so they’re out. The bad news is … Larry, Monica, can you please see my in my office after this meeting? Thanks a bunch.”
