Office Lingo…

Sometimes there is no better to say something at the office, than to say it short, sweet, blunt and as creatively as possible. I have taken the liberty to gather the terms used around offices far and wide… car sales, health care, nursing, oil and gas, law, construction, waste management, etc… and listen in to what office lingo tends to bring about the management corporate jobs and big bucks and these are were the top of the list…

“Marching orders”- This is when your in a meeting and it has come time to drop the politically correct stuff and tell everybody what they need to do to keep their jobs for the next week.

“Pounding the sand”- This is real similar to pounding the pavement, except you’re just not getting anywhere… either that, or they are just not trying hard enough.

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“Getting thrown under the bus”- This is an end of the line type of business term; you do not want to be in the same room when this one is thrown out onto the table, because it is just never a good thing!

“We need to do some blocking and tackling”- When your business has released some bad information to clients and is suffering for it, then you say…

“Let’s knock down and drag out”- This comes next after you’ve been “thrown under the bus.”

“We need to be there to pull the chute”- This is when you know that you are probably going to be “under the bus” in the near future and are working to soften the blow.

“Grab the low hanging fruit”- This refers to grabbing the easy clients or the simplest solution to the problem in order to save time and money.

“Dragging your feet”- This is definitely an oldie, but by all standards is still a goody!

“State of the state”- This term refers to wanting to know where the business stands within itself.

“Kickin’ it up a notch”- This tells everybody to quit working at their normal lazy pace and actually get something done for a change (this verbal expression it especially useful in government work!)