Circle Back
RANDOM LINGO
At The End Of The Day
(1). Another way to say “when all is said and done” or “in the end”.
“At the end of the day, what really matters is that I have taken ownership of this project.”
Props to T-Bone for the submission.
White Shoe
(1). A top-tier law firm, generally populated with pretentious Ivy Leaguers who are, for all intents and purposes, in love (and possibly trying to have sex) with their business cards. Attorneys in white shoe firms never miss an opportunity to tell you (i) where they work, and (ii) where they went to law school.
“His resume says he works at a big, white shoe firm, so I’m not sure we can get him to leave given what we are willing to offer. Wait … he’s a 14th year associate? Offer him $40,000 and some kind of ‘junior partner’ title and he’s gone.”