(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.”
RIF-ed
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Solutions-Based
(1). A term used when telling someone (usually a lawyer) that they are providing useless or impractical advice.
PPM
(1). “Policies and Procedures Manual”; or in other words, an endless document no one reads that outlines a bunch of rules no one follows.
“Okay, guys, so we’re rolling out the new PPM for check presentments this week. I’d like everyone to read through it and let me know if you have any questions. It’s only 247 pages, so it shouldn’t take you more than a weekend.”