(1). An excuse used by lawyers who have yet to review a document, intended to buy them additional time to work on more profitable clients before actually completing their review.
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Learning Opportunity
(1). A nice way to say “failure”.
“Well, Rob … I would consider losing that $100 million account a great learning opportunity for you. Wherever you end up, I’m sure they’ll appreciate the experience you gained here.”
Pride of Authorship
(1). Resentment of co-workers for edits they have made to something you wrote.
“No, please. Make changes. No pride of authorship here. I just worked on it for three months, no big deal. Looking forward to your thoughts.”