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Posted in business speak on Apr 29th, 2008
Onboarding (verb).
Formal definition - The orientation process for new employees. The time when the new employee learns about the department and the company, benefits, policies, etc.
Realistic definition - The corporate equivalent of waterboarding. The time when the company tries to suffocate the new employee with archaic terms, ridiculous policies and fantastic […]
Posted in Tech Speak, business speak on Apr 24th, 2008
If you are going to use jargon, at least be creative about it like this guy.
Posted in Tech Speak on Apr 23rd, 2008
“The Big IP is very powerful.” - Our IT Security Department.
Apparently there is a magical entity that lives somewhere between the first and second floor of our building. It’s name I hear is “the Big IP,” and it is unstoppable. Few knew that the Nazi’s searched endlessly for the Big IP during the […]
Even though I’m guilty of using it, it still makes me cringe a bit. However, I did just think of a great new way to annoy my friends, coworkers, family and neighbors. I’m going to do my best to verbalize “LOL” in at least one conversation each day. A friend just […]
Posted in malapropisms, slang on Apr 16th, 2008
I feel that I am twice blessed in my exposure to corporate jargon: not only do I work in a bleeding-edge, thought-leader of a high-tech company, but I also collaborate, brainstorm, brain-dump and blamestorm with a group of savvy marketing 3.0-ers. I actually really like it here. Just for grins, I decided to drop the […]
