The translation of every phrase I’ve heard in here
"I see leadership potential."
real meaning: you’ll blindly accept more responsibility than your peers.
"Take ownership." Real meaning : the problem is now yours.
"Great visibility opportunity." : Lots of people will know if it goes wrong.
"Development opportunity." :Extra work instead of extra pay.
"We're empowering you.": You own the outcome but not the decisions.
"Stretch assignment." This is my favourite :):
Do the next level job without the pay of next level title.
"You're a key member of the team." : We really don't want you leaving.
"Let's discuss promotion next cycle." : Please stay motivated for another six months as that what I’m being evaluated on.
"We need you where you are." you’re too useful for to promote right now.
"Thank you for your flexibility." We've noticed you don't say no. lol!
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When someone tells you ‘Interesting’: translation that is possibly the stupidest thing I’ve heard today!
This will be a real feather in your cap. meaning "Heres a flight ticket and a instrument manual, best of luck ur gonna @&*^% need it for this one.
@ag (We value your contributions) Past tense loading..🫣
@ag if they told you to focus on your core responsibilities. Which translate to stop thinking long term plans here which translates to you’re next on the list out of here so no need to worry us about development plans.
@OP is this post intended for Legacy BD? We already know how bad it is going to be. What’s your keyword for layoffs?
@ad you meant your not WORTH the investigation and yes I agree
The well known : we don’t have budget for you this year ( literal meaning you’re not with the investment) lol
@a1 and another famous missing one: You're our expert Real meaning: we assume youv been trained, right?" 🫣 just be thankful for us giving you a title to boast about among your peers 😆
@OP I’m adding my favourites
We're a lean organisation: a lot of missing employees have not been replaced.
Let's take this offline: we should stop having this conversation in front of witnesses.
your the subject matter expert: Congratulations. every problem in this area now belongs to you not me.