Phrases that annoy you the most
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Doofus said:
Blown2CV said:
if you gave CDG 100% of your money, and then also borrowed an amount equivalent to 10% of that money on top, and gave that to him too.... but you kept on paying the loan payments, have you given him 110%?
I don't even know him, and he's usually rude to me.Penny Whistle said:
Doofus said:
Blown2CV said:
if you gave CDG 100% of your money, and then also borrowed an amount equivalent to 10% of that money on top, and gave that to him too.... but you kept on paying the loan payments, have you given him 110%?
I don't even know him, and he's usually rude to me.Strangely Brown said:
LunarOne said:
From the wife faffing thread:
SWMBO
Calling meals "tea". And by extension, calling lunch "dinner".
For me, there are three meals in the day - breakfast, lunch and dinner. Dinner can be reduced to supper if it's light or informal.
Breakfast, dinner and tea always used to be the meals when I was growing up. The change to lunch and dinner is a relatively recent thing. Supper was always a late evening thing.SWMBO
Calling meals "tea". And by extension, calling lunch "dinner".
For me, there are three meals in the day - breakfast, lunch and dinner. Dinner can be reduced to supper if it's light or informal.
captain.scarlet said:
'Town hall'.
It's a questions and answers session.
Or simply a meeting.
Is this an American term? I started working for an American software company in 2011 and that was my first introduction to town hall meetings. It would usually be one of the VPs from the U.S. in a large meeting room with rows of chairs lined up so we could have about 120 people at each session. And then the VP would explain why there was going to be whatever inevitable disruption that would ensue. When a town hall meeting was planned, you basically knew we were either going to have to throw out our existing methods and do something completely different. Or there were going to be job losses. Often both.It's a questions and answers session.
Or simply a meeting.
I also discovered two kinds of training sessions:
The TOI (Transfer of Information). A 1-2 day session where a senior engineer would teach a particular concept or subject that needed more than on-the-job learning. The best of these were highly interactive, but the majority were just death by Powerpoint.
The Brown Bag session. A 1-3 hour training session supposedly spanning lunch. The brown bag referred to attendees being expected to bring their lunch, but usually the sessions were either in the morning or mid-afternoon where eating wouldn't have been appropriate.
LunarOne said:
captain.scarlet said:
'Town hall'.
It's a questions and answers session.
Or simply a meeting.
Is this an American term? It's a questions and answers session.
Or simply a meeting.
When looking at jobs I saw lots of "Vice President" roles. All of course basically managed level and with a stupid title
Another American term (I think) is an "all hands meeting"
redrabbit29 said:
LunarOne said:
captain.scarlet said:
'Town hall'.
It's a questions and answers session.
Or simply a meeting.
Is this an American term? It's a questions and answers session.
Or simply a meeting.
When looking at jobs I saw lots of "Vice President" roles. All of course basically managed level and with a stupid title
Another American term (I think) is an "all hands meeting"
Maxym said:
redrabbit29 said:
LunarOne said:
captain.scarlet said:
'Town hall'. It's a questions and answers session. Or simply a meeting.
Is this an American term? 
Never heard that one before and have to admit I love it!
“Leaning in” is the latest and greatest at the corporate where I work presently.
Leaning in, in this context, essentially means accepting a change to a way of working that would otherwise be largely unpopular and doing it anyway without a fuss.
“Thanks to those you who are already leaning in…”
Leaning in, in this context, essentially means accepting a change to a way of working that would otherwise be largely unpopular and doing it anyway without a fuss.
“Thanks to those you who are already leaning in…”
Cloudy147 said:
“Leaning in” is the latest and greatest at the corporate where I work presently.
Leaning in, in this context, essentially means accepting a change to a way of working that would otherwise be largely unpopular and doing it anyway without a fuss.
“Thanks to those you who are already leaning in…”
Leaning in? Wow, that's absolutely terribleLeaning in, in this context, essentially means accepting a change to a way of working that would otherwise be largely unpopular and doing it anyway without a fuss.
“Thanks to those you who are already leaning in…”
Maxym said:
How long do you reckon you’ll be able to stick it out with this US outfit?
Thankfully it's a global company (not a big one) and a nice blend of different cultures. There are 3 over the pond (1x Canada and 2x US). Very chilled, nice people. Not met anyone physically as it's all remote work but it's not too bad
Quite like that I have a lot of freedom over how I plan my time. Some days I watch a lot of TV or go shopping if my work is under control
Cloudy147 said:
“Leaning in” is the latest and greatest at the corporate where I work presently.
Leaning in, in this context, essentially means accepting a change to a way of working that would otherwise be largely unpopular and doing it anyway without a fuss.
“Thanks to those you who are already leaning in…”
Sounds like they're tilting at windmills. Leaning in, in this context, essentially means accepting a change to a way of working that would otherwise be largely unpopular and doing it anyway without a fuss.
“Thanks to those you who are already leaning in…”
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