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(1). The concurrence of all of the guys in Tech about some new enhancement you want to build, followed by the immediate return to World of Warcraft.
“Let me just socialize this around the office to gain a little floor acceptance and then I think we should be good to go.”
(1). When things aren’t going great for your company, this term starts to pop up in every meeting and water cooler conversation to liken the often not so bad situation to the coming apocalypse.
“Well folks the reports coming down from the mothership are all doom and gloom. Sales and revenue may be at a comfortable level, but it sounds like the company retreat is going to be in Tampa this year. Tampa! Can you guys believe it? Hard times.”
(2). A term used to describe the curmudgeonly HR director’s attitude when things aren’t going well for the company.
“I can’t even talk to Lynne when she is like this, it’s all doom and gloom with her! I mean, the bagel guy said he was only going to be on vacation for a week!”
(1). To only execute a portion of an investment plan, just in case your recommendations end up sucking.
“Given the markets lately, I’d like to keep some powder dry in case we see a tactical move we’d like to make down the road. That’s okay, I’m not really sure I understand what I just said either…”
