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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). An individual who acts as the gatekeeper to maintaining and editing a particular website. While virtually impossible to get a hold of, most webmasters usually leave a “Contact the Webmaster” link in the footer of a website that opens an email to the vague “webmaster@” address to toy with the outside world.
“Who’s the webmaster for our website? Can we get them on the phone? I’ve sent this person 20 emails and haven’t heard a thing. I’m starting to believe they don’t even exist!”
(2). A 40-year old man who lives in his parents’ basement and maintains a blog about comic books and D&D.
“I am Lothar of the Hillpeople! The webmaster from the great beyond! Fear the verbal wrath of my blogspot! Mwa-ha-ha-ha!”
(1). A term used by salesmen to make their job sound more pleasant when in fact they are just cold calling. While usually used as a vote of confidence, it actually means they are nervous about hitting their numbers, and dying a little bit on the inside.
(2). The process of salesmen disturbing you at work during lunch, instead of at home during dinner.
“I’m just smiling and dialing until one hits…please dear god let one or two hit, I knew I shouldn’t have bought that boat, I live in Ohio, why did I buy a boat?!”
