(1). Reduction In Force – to be laid off, in governnment or teaching parlance.
“The mayor of NYC is calling for thousands of teachers to be RIF-ed but the president of the UFT says it’s all B.S.”
RIF-ed
RANDOM LINGO
Up On His Hind Legs
(1). The way some people get when someone challenges or disagrees with them, often ending in a public (and relatively salty) series of post-meeting rants.
“Whoa…Mike really got up on his hind legs this morning after David pushed back on his proposal. I mean, did you ever hear someone drop the f-bomb so many times during one conference call?”
In-House
(1). To replace a system your company currently licenses with one your tech guys build themselves. Get ready for a buggy UI!
“So, we’re looking to in-house our general ledger system. Dipal said it would take six months and cost about half a million bucks. So, I’m prepping for about an 18-month turnaround with a budget of about two million bucks.”