(1). A fancy way of saying “check our P & L’s”.
“So, I did a little money in motion research and found that our biggest cost is your salary, Bob. So … how’s your 401(k) lookin’ these days?”
Money In Motion Research
RANDOM LINGO
Doom And Gloom
(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!”
Stop The Bleeding
(1). To sell, stop operating or simply stop paying for an unprofitable company or business unit in order to conserve capital for other things.