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Action Jim wrote:Here's some direct quotes from my boss:
"Gentlemen, we need to vector our thoughts towards crafting an appropriate push back with extreme velocity."
"Did you download the salient information at the conference" (meaning: did I learn anything new)
"I'd like you to give us a core dump of your recent results at the next meeting."
"I need to off-load some information to you in an email."
"I need maximum definitude on this."
Wintermane wrote:All your boss just said was we need to think aboput the damn mission ahead of time and think up ways to cover my ass if we fail BEFORE we fail.
Just because they take failure out as an option doesnt mean the universe cant put it right back. It just means the paperwork afterward is far more creative.
Vrock wrote:Wow, are you sure you don't work in the Army? Those sound like things I hear from senior officers daily.
A big buzz-phrase around here is "the way ahead". My boss can't say "what's the plan, Jim?" he HAS to say "what's the way ahead, Jim?" It drives me **** crazy. I hear it all the time..."Need you to put together some slides outlining the way ahead" "Have you seen the way ahead on this one? I'm not so sure if it's practical" "Let's get cracking on this, the boss is gonna want to see the way ahead!"
Arrrgh!!!
My boss wrote:We have decided to revise the back area were Bob Smith’s use to sit and modify the cubical space from 6 to 8 cubes.
Vrock wrote:"We need to figure out a way that we can proactively ascertain when a mission will not be executed and why so we can assist in impact mitigation."
dragmor wrote:
Military Translation: Do you think we can walk through that minefield without problems? Or should we send the Canadians in first?
dragmor wrote:Military Translation: Do you think we can walk through that minefield without problems? Or should we send the Canadians in first?
Macgyver wrote:Knowing that we are all not the sharpest knives in the drawer, I know they never heard this word till today. I asked the big question. "What is Autonomus?
The manager giving the presentation looks at his other managers, they all start shrugging their shoulders at each other, then he says to me, I'll have to get back to you on that one.
Autonomus: Having the right or power of self-government.
And to look like a real idiot!
Vrock wrote:Wintermane wrote:All your boss just said was we need to think aboput the damn mission ahead of time and think up ways to cover my ass if we fail BEFORE we fail.
Just because they take failure out as an option doesnt mean the universe cant put it right back. It just means the paperwork afterward is far more creative.
Sure, I get it....the problem is that "we don't know what we don't know" That's another dumb buzz-phrase used in daily conversation in the Army.
PerfectCr wrote:Bob Maenhout wrote:I get some stupid reactions from teachers too .
Im send out by a class, and I need to go to the conrector for the fourth time.
I don't know what the "conrector" is, but that sounds nasty (and possibly painful! )
Bob, I think you are missing the point of this thread. Lost in translation maybe? We are talking about annoying stuff a boss at work says. Certain "buzz" words and phrases in the English language are overused and become cliche. Not sure what your post had to do with that. Just trying to be nice
Bob Maenhout wrote:Conrector, dont know whats that in English. Its kinda vice director of the school .