Friday, October 12, 2007

656- CORPORATE LINGO

THE INTERPRETATION OF CORPORATE LINGO
Say you are employed by a large corporation and you hear the following terms, are you sure you know what the meanings of these expressions are? The following is for your information, and to keep you from looking stupid.
The lingo and its meaning..
COMPETITIVE SALARY.. "We remain competitive by paying less than our competitors."
JOIN OUR FAST-PACED TEAM.. "We have no time to train you."
CASUAL WORK ATMOSPHERE.. "We don't pay enough to expect that you'll dress up; well, a couple of the real daring guys wear earrings."
MUST BE DEADLINE ORIENTED.. "You'll be six months behind schedule on your first day."
SOME OVERTIME REQUIRED.. "Some time each night and some time each weekend."
DUTIES WILL VARY.. "Anyone in the office can boss you around."
MUST HAVE AN EYE FOR DETAIL.. "We have no quality control."
CAREER-MINDED.. "Female Applicants must be childless (and remain that way)."
APPLY IN PERSON.. "If you're old, fat or ugly you'll be told the position has been filled."
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.. "We've filled the job; our call for resumes is just a legal formality."
SEEKING CANDIDATES WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE.. "You'll need it to replace three people who just left."
PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS A MUST.. "You're walking into a company in perpetual chaos."
REQUIRES TEAM LEADERSHIP SKILLS.. "You'll have the responsibilities of a manager, without the pay or respect."
GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS.. "Management communicates, you listen, figure out what they want and do it.
You are now informed...
.....GED.....

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