(1). What most people take after work, but what teachers take before work. God bless our children.
“Ugh…I’ve got lunch duty today. Good thing I sprinkled some Xanax into my coffee this morning…”
Props to V for the submission.
Xanax
RANDOM LINGO
Best Practice
(1). An unofficial procedure that a small, smug subset of employees deems better than those of their peers.
“Well, as a best practice, my team always sends each of our clients a personalized holiday card and a little tin of cookies. Our client retention rate is 0.1% better than the firm average, so it’s clearly worth it.”
Bankers' Hours
(1). A 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. workday, usually used by those who work much longer hours (see lawyers’ hours) in an attempt to look better to their bosses or co-workers than those who don’t.
“Whoa, heading home already, Steve? Guess we’re working bankers’ hours now. I was just about to throw another pot of coffee on. Hey boss, you want a cup? I asked Steve but he’s leaving for the night.”