Definition

Co-conspirators in business; people you'll share wins, losses, and surprisingly heated arguments about equity splits with. Legally bound together tighter than a TPS report bureaucracy.

Example Usage

The three partners dissolved their LLC after disagreeing on whether blockchain would solve all problems.

Source: Common business terminology

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pebblin'

To persistently annoy someone with constant small requests and tasks, like being pelted with tiny pebbles until you lose your mind. It's the verbal equivalent of death by a thousand cuts, except each cut is someone asking 'hey, can you do just one more thing?'

💼 Corporate / Business
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offload

To dump your responsibilities onto someone else's shoulders, or literally unload cargo from a vehicle. In corporate speak, offloading means shifting work, blame, or inventory to another party—a favorite tactic in organizational shuffles.

💼 Corporate / Business
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Face Time

The art of being physically present in the office so management can see you existing, regardless of whether you're accomplishing anything. Not to be confused with Apple's FaceTime, which at least serves a purpose.

💼 Corporate / Business
Advanced

triangulation

Corporate jargon for a mysteriously undefined requirement that conveniently prevents you from getting promoted. It's the business world's version of 'you need experience to get experience'—a catch-22 wrapped in a buzzword.

💼 Corporate / Business
Intermediate

centers of excellence

Specialized teams or departments designated as the internal experts for specific capabilities or technologies. Often centers of ego and gatekeeping disguised as knowledge sharing.

💼 Corporate / Business
Intermediate

outsource

The corporate strategy of paying someone else to do work your employees could do, theoretically saving money while definitely creating communication nightmares. This business practice involves transferring jobs to external providers, usually overseas, then spending the "savings" on conference calls across seventeen time zones. It's how companies reduce costs on paper while increasing complexity in reality.

💼 Corporate / Business

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