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(1). An impossible-to-identify goal that keeps shifting and changing with the whims of your client or manager. Just try to hit it … just try!
“So, Eric … I think we finally have what Ari’s looking for. It was a bit of a moving target, but it looks like if we just eliminate the ‘liabilities’ line-item, his company’s financials will match what he wanted.”
(1). Someone your company hires to “modernize” its business practices and operations. This person is generally loved by management and universally loathed by staff.
“Well, congratulations on your new role, Donna. I hear you’re going to be an agent of change over there, with all of the new procedures you’re implementing. I wouldn’t expect too many fruit baskets at Christmas this year, though.”
Props to D. M. for the submission.
(1). A term used to describe one’s involvement in a certain matter or project, usually as a way to suggest someone else’s involvement would be unnecessary or undesirable.
“I’m not sure Mike’s 50-slide presentation on our office’s battery-recycling program would be additive to the board meeting.”
