abc of office jargons
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ABC of some 'commonly used' and some 'not so popular' office jargons.. A must read before you step into your next meetingTRANSCRIPT
ABC f ‘ l d’ABC of some ‘commonly used’ & some ‘not so popular’
Offi JOffice JargonsA must read before youA y
step into your next meeting
dministriviadministrivia
(n) all the trivial tasksall the trivial tasks that management is far too qualified to suffer throughto suffer through
lamestorminglamestorming
(v)Discussion withDiscussion with an aim of finding a scapegoat
hainsaw consultanthainsaw consultant
(n)An individualAn individual brought on board to do management’s dirty work at layoff time
ecruitecruit
(v)Opposite of RecruitOpposite of Recruit. Often used as a term to fire senior officials
go surfinggo surfing
(v)Searching the webSearching the web for ‘yourself’
lying Circuslying Circus
(n)ManagementManagement team appointed to inspect local operationsoperations
ear Headear Head
(n)Technical ExpertTechnical Expert
ead Shuntingead Shunting
(v)Secret hiring of aSecret hiring of a head hunter to persuade a non performer to joinperformer to join another organization
nto the weedsnto the weeds
Presenting technical details in adetails in a discussion when purpose was to stay at a basic overviewat a basic overview level
argonautargonaut
(n)A true master ofA true master of ridiculous jargons
eepageeepage
(n)Opposite ofOpposite of garbage
ifehackifehack
(n)Any method ofAny method of improving one’s productivity or quality of lifequality of life
ulti-slackerulti-slacker
(n)A person who canA person who can perform many unproductive things at thethings at the same time
ontreprenuerontreprenuer
(n)An executive whoAn executive who demands growth from his team but is afraid of takingis afraid of taking any risk
ffice prettyffice pretty
(n)A female coA female co worker who is attractive only in comparison tocomparison to others in office
owerpointlessowerpointless
(adj)Funny graphics andFunny graphics and animations in presentations which distract your audiencedistract your audience instead of clarifying
uick Winuick Win
(n)Small steps withSmall steps with expectations of immediate results
ightsizingightsizing
(v)A gentler way toA gentler way to say downsizing
hotgun approachhotgun approach
(n)A wideA wide, untargeted strategy
urkey Farmurkey Farm
(n)A division used toA division used to store the incompetent or unfireableunfireable
psellpsell
(v)Induce customerInduce customer to buy more expensive items and/or add onsand/or add ons
alue Propositionalue Proposition
(n)A collection ofA collection of tangible and intangible things your productyour product offers
ith all due respectith all due respect
Generally used prior to showingprior to showing no respect at all
erox subsidyerox subsidy
(n)Practice of usingPractice of using company’s photo copier and fax machine formachine for personal reasons
our Takeour Take
Your point of view
ero Zero Splitero Zero Split
(n)The opportunity to wasteThe opportunity to waste time when working on two projects simultaneously by telling one boss that you are busy with the other
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