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(1). A delicate term used to describe wealthy (and, thus, sensitive and emotional) clients who treat everyone they come in contact with as “the help”.
“This is a high touch business, people. Our clients just won’t tolerate things like weekends off, nights with the family or religious holidays. We’re always on!”
(1). The attempt by management to institute changes to a company’s infrastructure in order to rejuvenate their dying and obsolete business (i.e. layoffs and store closings).
“Team, as you know, with changes in technology, the spending habits of our customers are shifting. In response to these changing times, our company is undergoing a cultural evolution. Corporate has asked all of us to attend an offsite next week, so they can roll out their new list of ‘Core Beliefs’. Oh, not you, Joe…would you mind coming to my office after this meeting…?”
Props to Alex for the submission.
(1). That day of rest you spend picking up all of the fireworks debris from your neighbor the cop’s display in front of your house last night.
(2). See work from home.
