(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
Go-Forward Basis
(1). The time period for which you are going to correct that egregious accounting error your new associate just discovered.
“Thanks for pointing this issue out to us, Caitlin. Even though this has clearly been a problem for years, I think it’s best that we adjust our practice on a go-forward basis.”
What We Do Best
(1). What you say when trying to explain the value you add to the company’s business (which, for most of us, is pretty hard to define).
“‘What we do best’? I’ll tell you what we do best … blah, blah, blah … Just do your job and shut the hell up!”
Props to Brent D. for the submission.