(1). How fancy, snooty business men began meetings in England in the mid 1800’s.
(2). How fancy, snooty bankers & Wall Street folk currently begin meetings.
“Old business?! No? On to new business then..”
Old Business
RANDOM LINGO
Former Life
(1). A euphemism for “my old job” used by people trying to make it look like they have way more experience than they really do.
“In my former life, I used to manage a team responsible for lavatory paper management. It was a lot of responsibility, but I think I handled the pressures of leadership fairly well.”
Allergy
(1). Something a company seems to develop when faced with the possibility of trying something new or spending money on something that will benefit its employees.
“Management seems to have an allergy to upgrading to Windows ME. Don’t you think it’s about time…?”