(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
Pen and Ink
(1). The act of quickly revising a document by hand and then giving it to someone else to type up. Well done, boss!
“Let me just pen and ink this real quick and I’ll get it right back to you. Sorry in advance about my handwriting…I can barely make it out! Have a nice weekend!”
Gaining Traction
(1). What you tell your boss when he asks how much the company’s made off of that really expensive ad campaign you talked him into running.
“Well, I don’t think it’s right to measure our success in dollar terms, you know? But I can say that we’re gaining traction in our target demos, except for men 18 to 49, women 25 to 55 or children.”