Ping
RANDOM LINGO
Go Live
(1). IT or Ops term for releasing a new software program or application, intended to create a sense of accomplishment among programmers and processors for a systems-enhancement that will likely go unnoticed.
“We’re planning to go live with the new intranet homepage over the weekend. Great job, everyone! Now our employees will have a slightly nicer-looking webpage to jump to ESPN.com from every morning!”
Exploratory Interview
(1). A job interview your dad got you with a company that’s not hiring.
“Next steps? Well, Jim, this is just an exploratory interview right now, but if something opens up down the road, I’d love to continue our conversation.”