- Team Player – He does tons of work for me
- Play Catchup – I haven’t had time to micro manage you while I’ve been eating lunch and playing golf with clients.
- Table the Issue – I don’t want to talk about it now, but I’ll take your ideas and implement this behind your back and claim it as my own.
- Devil’s in the Details – We know you are wrong about this, and somehow we will find a way to blame this on you
- Play Devil’s Advocate – I’m going to be a jerk and criticize your idea with an obscure situation that will most likely never happen.
- Putting Out Fires – Cleaning up others mistakes that they’ve shoe-horned into your design.
- Low Hanging Fruit – What can make your boss look the best before you are mired in grunt work.
- Win/Win – Boss and customer wins, you however are still the loser.
- Synergy – what is the best way I can use my employees to lessen my workload
- Job Security – Looks like long days and working weekends of performing mundane tasks are in your future
- Participation is encouraged – Required, because I’m taking attendance.
- Let’s take this offline – You said something in a meeting and you will be chewed out.
- Work/Family balance – Your family better not get in the way of your job.
- Quick Question – Do you have a couple hours to spend on this because I’m too lazy to figure it out?
- Pretty Straight Forward – I didn’t bother to read your document
Feb
28
2013
