Good business expressions

[deacdiggler]

needless to say i will soon be firing this person

 

[tigerswood]

When someone asks me how I'm doing on a work call, I definitely use "living the dream" occasionally - which is awful, and so far from true.

 

[DeacInVermont]

"what's it like to be you today" is a new way someone has adopted of asking me how i am; they're trying to engage on a deeper level than "fine"

I can think of no better time to resurrect the ol' "my balls itch" board response.

 

[Milhouse]

When someone asks me how I'm doing on a work call, I definitely use "living the dream" occasionally - which is awful, and so far from true.

i usually go with “no drunker than usual”

 

[DeaconPeach]

I am in "Dare to Lead" Training. 90 minutes every week.

This Gem was posted about not being distracted during this training. FML

We will work to not...do other work at work while at work for this work.

Last week we had a mandatory company-wide webinar on time management and I was totally multi-tasking during it, drafting a proposal on one monitor and listening to the webinar on the other. #NotSorry

 

[DeaconPeach]

When someone asks me how I'm doing on a work call, I definitely use "living the dream" occasionally - which is awful, and so far from true.

My husband has used that phrase forever, but has recently begun using "The horrors persist, but so do I" instead.

 

[deacdiggler]

i like that in lieu of the wryly delivered living the dream

 

[tigerswood]

You can always channel your inner cowboy and respond with "fair to middlin".

A guy at my old company used to ask if you were "working hard or hardly working" and I wanted to end him.

 

[DownEastDeac]

You can always channel your inner cowboy and respond with "fair to middlin".

A guy at my old company used to ask if you were "working hard or hardly working" and I wanted to end him.

When someone asks me how I'm doing on a work call, I definitely use "living the dream" occasionally - which is awful, and so far from true.

Guy in our company, who was also one of the sharpest and most respected, would always respond “ain’t much to me”.

 

[RedSoxFaithful]

i sometimes go with "another day in paradise"

 

[Demonwolverine]

My company just fired two VP level people. When I asked my manager what happened, he responded with “I’m a mushroom: I get fed shit and live in the dark.” I had never heard that one and while I found it funny, it wasn’t exactly inspiring.

 

[TimmyClutch]

“I’m just infosharing”

No you’re complaining about the same thing over and over again.

 

[Milhouse]

no ruling required

 

[skinnydeac]

"You're fuckin this chicken. I'm just watching the feathers fly" is my favorite way to avoid making a decision. Followed closely by, "It looks good from my house"

 

[Deaconblue]

My company just fired two VP level people. When I asked my manager what happened, he responded with “I’m a mushroom: I get fed shit and live in the dark.” I had never heard that one and while I found it funny, it wasn’t exactly inspiring.

That is s recycled classic. A former colleague had a caricature of such mushroom on the wall above his desk.

 

[deacdiggler]

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Herding Cats

 

[CreamyGoodness]

By and large

 

[HailToTheDeacons]

“I’m a mushroom: I get fed shit and live in the dark.” I had never heard that one and while I found it funny, it wasn’t exactly inspiring.

I love this.

 

[deacdiggler]

Herding Cats

this is actually funny and accurate as a business metaphor