Corporate Glossary

What I Learned Watching a Co-Worker Get Forced Out

Corporate Glossary: every Friday, learn the secret meaning of common corporate words

Courtney Kirschbaum

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8 min readJan 7, 2022

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Every Friday, you get the real meaning behind padded corporate terms that get tossed around like the nice guy’s ball cap in study hall.

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