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(1). A suggestion made during a meeting or conference call to make sure everything being discussed makes sense (see take a step back, smell test). “Sanity Checks” usually result in the discussion being tabled until a later date while the topic (which invairably makes no sense) is being researched further.
(1). A term used to describe a low-margin business unit (see keep the lights on) which will never, ever be a major profit center, resulting in mediocre pay for its staff, further resulting in mediocre staff.
“Urinal-mint manufacturing is a bread and butter business, people. We may not be flashy, but we’ll always be able to say that business doesn’t stink.”
(1). To bring a proposal to the boss for approval.
“I’m not sure we have the budget to add another CRM enhancement to our Outlook servers. We’re going to have to high-level this one to make sure it’s okay with the powers that be.”
