| F2F [exp.] | A really cute way of saying face-to-face. |
| Face time [n.] | 1) The opportunity to sit down to discuss an issue in person. "I've been trying to get a little face time with the boss to go over this proposal, but she keeps blowing me off."
2) Unproductive time spent at the office meant to project the image that you're a hardworking employee.
Updated by Randi H. |
| Facipulate [v.] | An unfortunate mix of 'facilitate' and 'manipulate', this contrived verb refers to influencing the course of a discussion by indirectly promoting particular lines of thought.
Submitted by Ed T. |
| Fairy dust [n.] | The finishing touches on a project. "Sprinkle the fairy dust on that one for me, will ya?"
Submitted by Steve B. |
| Fall guy [n.] | A scapegoat. After the buck is passed through the entire organization, it stops at this unfortunate person. |
| Fallen angels [n.] | Investments that once performed well but have declined in value. |
| Featherbedding [v.] | Keeping jobs that aren't needed in order to please the union. |
| Feature creep [v.] | The tendency to continually add more features during the development of a product. |
| Feeding frenzy [n.] | Intense buying by consumers. |
| Fenestration [n.] | Windows. Please, please just say windows. "This 10th floor rental unit has excellent fenestration." |
| File thirteen [n.] | The garbage can. |
| Finger-of-blame [n.] | An arbitrary method for selecting the person who will take responsibility for a mistake. Used most accurately when the blame is out of proportion with the actual error. "Uh-oh... the finger-of-blame finds ... YOU!"
Submitted by DJ. |
| Fire away [exp.] | Proceed whenever you're ready. |
| Fire fighting [v.] | Addressing a problem that must be solved immediately. "We've been fire fighting since last quarter's numbers were released." |
| Fish or cut bait [exp.] | To be forced to make a decision. "We're getting to the point where we have to either fish or cut bait on this one." |
| Fishbowl [exp.] | To be in the public spotlight. |
| Fishing expedition [n.] | 1) A fact-finding mission.
2) A concerted effort to find something -- anything -- wrong.
Submitted by Vic P.
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| Fit for purpose [adj.] | Any good. "We need to evaluate whether this new software is fit for purpose."
Submitted by Sue A. |
| Flight risk [n.] | An employee that is thought to be considering quitting. |
| Flub [v.] | To miss. |
| Fluff it and fly it [v.] | To make cosmetic improvements and then sell an item. |
| Flunky [n.] | A worker at the bottom of the corporate food chain. |
| Flush [adj.] | Possessing a large amount of money. |
| Flying circus [n.] | A flight by company management to inspect local operations. |
| Food chain [n.] | An organization's hierarchy. "I'm going to send this up the food chain for approval."
Submitted by D Ochoa. |
| Foot on the ball time [UK-n.] | Borrowed from football, this is a chance to pause and gain control of a situation. "If you don't give me a little more foot on the ball time, I'm going to blow this presentation."
Submitted by Sean. |
| Foreseeable future [n.] | A conveniently flexible period of upcoming time that is often spoken about by management. |
| Free cell [n.] | An empty cubicle that was formerly inhabited by someone who played one too many games of Free Cell.
Submitted by JC. |
| Free lunch [n.] | Something for nothing. |
| Free seminar [n.] | A sales presentation disguised as useful information. |
| Front burner [n.] | The opposite of back burner, obviously. Reserved for the most pressing matters. Please just don't use either. |
| FUBAR [adj.] | F***ed Up Beyond All Repair. |
| FUD factor [n.] | The amount of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt created in a customer during the sales process (which is then conveniently addressed by your product or service).
Submitted by David R. |
| Full optics [n.] | A complete view. "We don't have full optics on the situation presently."
Submitted by BT. |
| Full-court press [n.] | A term borrowed from basketball that is used to describe a maximum effort. "If we're going to regain our market share, we need a full-court press from your sales staff." |
| Future-proof [adj.] | A product that is claimed to be resistant to obsolescence. |
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