(1). A giant picnic table in the hallway with computer screens where about fifteen people get to enjoy listening to every, stinking word the guys on either side of him are saying all day long.
“So, this is the pod where your screen will be. Oh, and this is Joe, Mike, Kimmie, Sarah and George. One word of advice – I wouldn’t go talking to your doctor or girlfriend or anything here. George is a serial tweeter. Welcome aboard!”
(1). A way to identify a document or email that should not be sent outside of the firm, unless of course you are a disgruntled employee seeking a spectacular exit from your current job.
“Dude, I’m pretty sure that spreadsheet you just sent to the Wall Street Journal was internal-use only.”