(1). A very expensive and highly marketed service offering or product that would likely be the first thing to be cut in a downturn.
“Time Warner Cable is a real nice-to-have.”
Nice-To-Have
RANDOM LINGO
Post
(1). To inform your boss (usually by voicemail) of an error or other issue before he receives the inevitable angry call from your client.
“Hi, Tom. This is Gil. Hope you’re enjoying your vacation. Umm…just wanted to post you on an issue with the Pupier account. Turns out it’s pronounced ‘pupi-ay’.”
Fourth of July
(1). The annual celebration of the United States’ independence from its doddering, old father, England. It’s also the day when your neighbor gets to (once again) try to blow his hand off by shooting off insanely illegal fireworks in what seems to be the general direction of your house.
“Hey, Tom. I’m going to try to bug out at one o’clock today. Want to beat the traffic out of the city, if I can, Oh, before you leave, could you put together that P and L report for the board and circulate it to everyone? Shouldn’t take more than five or six hours, I would think. Happy Fourth of July!”