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(1). A term used by EMS and Fire Personnel to describe a patient that waits until 3AM to call for an ambulence for their stubbed toe or sore shoulder.
“Guys, it looks like we have a Priority 3 here. This guy is complaining of severe pain in the hallux region of his foot and he may have a sprain or strain to the small interphalangeal joints. This is gonna be a long night…oh, hey look, a waffle house!”
Props to John H. for the submission.
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(1). Reduction In Force – to be laid off, in governnment or teaching parlance.
“The mayor of NYC is calling for thousands of teachers to be RIF-ed but the president of the UFT says it’s all B.S.”
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(1). A term used by EMS and Fire Personnel to describe a dead body much like Chunk did in “The Goonies” to describe the dead body in the Fratellis basement freezer.
“It’s a stiiiiiiiiiiiiffffffff!!!!!!”
Props to John H. for the submission.
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(1). The slow, silent expansion of responsibilities by an operations department or, worse, an outsourced service provider. Scope Creep is usually only discovered after you receive an outsized bill or you realize that your job has somehow been centralized in a foreign country.
“Aren’t we a little concerned about scope creep here, Mike? Remember what happened when we centralized our client service reps a few years ago – all of sudden we had 200 guys in Bangalore calling themselves ‘Steve from Dallas’!”
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(1). An office or desk the company keeps open for employees visiting from other regions. You know, the one where you set up your hot plate and keep all of your unfiled papers.
“Oh, hey Jim. In from Seattle, eh? You can use the touchdown station over there. And if you want something to eat, there’s a fridge under the desk with someone’s yogurt and a couple of Kit Kats from Halloween, I think.”
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