Favorite Corporate Jargon
Let’s hear everyone’s favorite terms and jargon we hear. Some of them are pretty fucking funny.
I’ll start:
“All Sizzle No Steak”
Not “Send it to Staffer” but “Run it up the flagpole”
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That model is like the titanic it can’t be saved
Don’t spin your wheels on this too long
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“Don’t spin your wheels too long”
Timeless
Let’s massage these numbers a bit
Make sure you get some sleep champ
always salt your pasta water
"No need to burn the midnight oil on this"
Some of my favourites not mentioned already. Use these in the office and calls to build instant investment banking credibility.
“That’s not for me”
“That’s not the future”
“They are talking slick to a barrel of oil”
“Lots of wood to chop”
“Let’s runs this up the flag pole and see if someone salutes”
“This is meant to be Wall Street – not Sesame Street”
“See if any snakes come out the woodpile”
“Don’t cut the lawn with scissors on this”
“Someone grab my oven mitts – we’ve got a bake-off boys”
“Let’s not get over our skis on this”
“We need to dangle the cape in front of the bull”
“Squeaky wheel gets the grease”
“We’re cooking on gas now”
“Now we are f**king with a hard d*ck”
“If my aunt had balls – she’d be my uncle”
“This feels like a tallest midget contest”
“We need to fill the room with smoke”
“We don’t want to leave any meat on the bones here”
Let’s not boil the ocean here
"You're gonna be drinking from a firehose"
Let's make sure we're not round peg square hole-ing it here - we want ball control, and I don't want us spinning our wheels here especially if we've got a moving goal post.
Not my favorite, but one time my coworkers and I were talking about how it's surprising people can still get away with saying "open up the kimono" or "lift up the skirt" when referring to doing deeper diligence
"You're not wrong" when refusing to admit someone is right.
Let’s not milk the cow from the inside
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