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(1). A way to tell a job candidate “no” without actually having to say “no”. (WARNING: May lead to uncomfortable follow-up phone calls and emails.)
“Yeah, I’m not sure this guy’s firm material, you know what I mean? Well, let’s put him on a warm hold for now and call in some other candidates.”
(1). To refuse to allocate resources to a project or expenditure, often used by management to avoid telling their employees that the company is never, ever going to spring for new computers.
“I think color monitors are a great idea, Ken. Unfortunately, we’re going to have to put that on the back burner for now. We really need to focus on new company cars for the partners.”
(1). A no-brainer.
“So, Andy, what your saying is … if we set the heat in the office at 50 all the time, we can save thousands of dollars of overhead? Sounds like a blink decision to me.”
