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(1). Yikes - it means somebody is constipated. And what’s wrong with “affect” for “impact”?
“You know, Tim, I’m just not sure the project you’ve been working on all year has been impactful to the company in the way you thought it would be. You probably should’ve focused on your actual work instead…”
Props to Priscilla W. for the submission.
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(1). A synonym for all over it, or more likely, another way to say “Oh crap, I totally forgot about that!”.
“Oh, hey Sue. My proposal…? It’s in flight!”
Props to Denise for the submission.
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(1). Too detailed.
(2). To explain a topic with too much detail to listeners who do not care about whatever it is you do.
“Whoa, whoa…we’re getting a little far in the weeds here. Can we get back to ordering lunch?”
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(1). To upload electronic files.
“We’re reaching out to our offshore partners, asking them to ingest our assets after lunch.”
Props to D. M. for the submission.
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(1). A suggestion to stop focusing on many small action items (see low-hanging fruit) and target one, major problem to resolve. The person who used this thought he was super clever.
“Look, guys, instead of shooting fish in a barrel, we should go out and buy a fishing pole and fix the underlying system issue that’s causing all of these other problems. I’m awesome, by the way.”
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(1). When management thinks they are smarter than everyone else, including their regulators.
(2). When management thinks they can simply manage their way out of anything.
“Well, Ken…I think there’s a little institutional arrogance coming out of the executive office on this Reg. W thing. If it were me, I probably wouldn’t have opened the meeting by calling the Fed examiners a bunch of pencil-pushing bureaucrats. But, that’s just me.”
Props to Tim P. for the submission.
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(1). A way to identify a document or email that should not be sent outside of the firm, unless of course you are a disgruntled employee seeking a spectacular exit from your current job.
“Dude, I’m pretty sure that spreadsheet you just sent to the Wall Street Journal was internal-use only.”
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(1). Stock broker.
“Okay, guys … we really want to start targeting high-net worth individuals this year. So, we’re going to start calling you ‘investment professionals‘ to show you do more than push product. That said, keep pushing product.”
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(1). An expression used by unemployed workers when speaking with former colleagues or in-laws to indicate that you are entertaining multiple job opportunities, when in reality, you have just been submitting your resume to postings on monster.
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(1). A collection of work-related achievements you add to your “bio” (read: resume) whose only purpose (now that you’ve moved on to another company) seems to have been to allow you to add them to your bio.
“I think writing an article in our trade journal is a great idea, Kenny. It’ll sure help you increase your personal brand…and be good for the company’s reputation, of course.”
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(1). A bright spot that’s not ready for prime time, and needs further development to be duplicated elsewhere.
“Really love the new macro, Nick…unfortunately, I think you need to make a few tweaks to get this all the way to bright.”
Props to David P. for the submission.
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