Corporate Terms and Their Meanings

[Barry_White]

Corporate Terms & Their Meanings

Delegate ...................................................Pass the Buck
Pending ....................................................What do we do with this
Delayed .....................................................Forgotten
Urgency ....................................................Panic
Extreme Urgency ....................................Blind Panic
Frank Discussion ...................................Flaming Row
Analytical Projection .............................Guess
Forecast ....................................................Guess
Scheduled .................................................Hoped For
Deficiency Analysis ................................Pointing the finger
Ambitious .................................................Ruthless
Strategy ....................................................Low Cunning
Shrewd ......................................................Devious
Profit .........................................................Profit
Profit Before Tax ....................................Loss
Deficit ......................................................StaggeringLoss
Industrial By Product ............................Our Waste
Environmental Pollution .......................Other Peoples Waste
Pilfering ...................................................Theft by Employee
Fringe Benefit .........................................Theft by Executive
Terminal Payment ..................................Golden Handshake
Supplementary Information ...................Padding

[Guy]

you forgot

7 day terms...... we will pay you when we feel like it usually 60 to 90 days

[Dan]

I've often wondered what "managed" means, as in "it's ok, you've raised this issue before and it's being managed". :confused:

[RETIRED]

I've often wondered what "managed" means, as in "it's ok, you've raised this issue before and it's being managed".

It's here somewhere.

[soundman]

Thats in the pipeline.

Yeah mate sounds like you need some draino.

[bob w]

Has anyone taken a problem to management only to have them say, "Leave it with me, I can fix that."
But they never bl@@dy do!
Bob

[Dan]

Has anyone taken a problem to management only to have them say, "Leave it with me, I can fix that."
But they never bl@@dy do!
Bob

Yeh Bob, I think it eventually turns into a "managed" problem.

[soundman]

Various corporate self help books are good for a laugh.

check out most time management books, its all about either not doing things or getting other people to do things that arent their job.

[echnidna]

When a problem is being managed just means its sitting in the too hard basket

[jackiew]

When a problem is being managed just means its sitting in the too hard basket

or ... we've offered a suitable bribe to the appropriate person so that the problem goes away and we're just waiting to see if they'll bite ....

cynical ...me?