Monday, April 4, 2011

MOTW: Acronym Manager

Working for Acronym Manager is like being initiated into a secret society which has its own lexicon. One needs to become familiar with this code in order to survive as a typical interaction with Acronym Manager may sound like this.

A.M. “W get in here. J tells me there’s a SNAFU because the PCE report didn’t make it to O&T by COB. Find out and fix it ASAP or we’ll be hosed PDQ. Also, make sure the KPI’s are included in the RA we forwarded to the BRCC. If those guys aren’t happy it’s BOHICA for sure.

W. “Sure thing boss.”

Translation:

W (William) get in here. J (Acronym Manager’s manager, no one knows the rest of the letters in his name) tells me there’s a SNAFU (Situation Normal All Fouled Up) because the PCE (Profit Center Earnings) report didn’t make it to O&T (Operations and Technology) by COB (Close Of Business). Find out and fix it ASAP (As Soon As Possible) or we’ll be hosed PDQ (Pretty Darn Quick). Also, make sure the KPI’s (Key Performance Indicators) are in the RA (Risk Assessment) we forwarded to the BRCC (Business Risk Control Committee). If those guys aren’t happy it’s BOHICA (Bend Over Here It Comes Again) for sure.

2 comments:

Rosemary said...

It's like trying to figure out what our teen grandchildren are talking about on Facebook!! LOL!

I follow you on ExposeYourBlog.

T. T. Douglas said...

Thank you for the comment Dirty butter. My kids are too young for me to worry about that yet, let alone grandchildren. I am convinced that everyone is just a big kid anyway, so you are right, it's like corporate Facebook. Cheers.