Military jargon in IB

I mean hired guns has entered the common lexicon, operators isn’t referring to special forces but an operational focus and unless you consider the notion of business strategy as a whole to be odd, tactics and being tactical are relevant.

There’s lots of crappy jargon, but it’s the business buzzwords that kill me e.g. boil the ocean, 30,000 foot view.

The corniest shii I ever had was when a broker mentioned how a firm was a 'bridesmaid' to the deal.

Cmon tactial isn't just military jargon.

Yeah, this project was a goat rope.

My bank calls its security department the Joint Operations Center (JOC)

This type of shit has been happening for years. John Mack was shouting “There’s blood in the water. Let’s go kill!” in the 80's. 

If it isn't military jargon, it's sports jargon, or calling spreadsheet junkies "rockstars." Office cornballs have existed in every era. 

Some other reasons military jargon got into IB:

1. Plenty of vets go into banking post service. I’m not personally a vet but both my parents are and they supported me going into banking
2. IB especially at the BB and big banks is hierarchal and relys on commad and control organization structures. MD tells VP to do X. VP to Ass and Ass to anal. Etc.
3. IB can also be very boring and mind numbing so sometimes the allure of adventure excitement, conquering etc that the military provides can be aspirational to some holed up banker who hasn’t had sunlight touch their skin in a decade. 
   
   Peace ✌️ 

Been saying “Wilco” instead of “see” or “will do”

"Tracking" a lot of us are veterans, Afghanistan is worse than Syria.