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(1). A term that compares taking on side work, to the 80’s TV series ‘Moonlighting’ starring the ever popular Bruce Willis & Cybill Shepherd.
“So I think David may be moonlighting. I can’t prove anything, but I have found a troubling amount of graphic design work for “Blue Moon Shampoo” in his staff folder.”
(1). A way of saying “work-around”, but really mean “our product is broken”.
“Thanks for jumping on this call, everyone. So, it looks like the level of effort to update the commission accounting system came in a bit higher than we expected, so we’ve developed an alternative workflow to get us to the same place. Commissions accrue daily, so this will need to be implemented after business each day.”
Props to Eric for the submission!
(1). A term used by companies to trick employees into doing two or more jobs for no extra pay.
(2). A ruse companies use to give employees a sense that they are adding value to their resumes by learning a new skill when in actuality they are filling in for an employee who just quit until a replacement can be found.
“Hey Pat, now that Justin is gone we think it would be a great time for you be sit in on some cross-training sessions for paid search. The more you learn the better, right?”
