| Table [v.] | To set an issue aside. "We'll have to table your complaints for now and get back to them when we have more time." |
| Tacit knowledge [n.] | A complicated way of referring to information that only exists within the head of an employee(s). The challenge is often to find a way to record this knowledge before they ditch the company. |
| Take home [n.] | Final net pay after all deductions have been taken off. |
| Take the knock [v.] | To sell at a loss. |
| Talk to [v.] | A self-important way of saying 'talk about'. "I'm going to talk to this report."
Submitted by Dave |
| Talk turkey [v.] | To converse in a serious way. "Step into my office so we can talk turkey." |
| Tall Foreheads [n.] | 1) A swipe at older white men with receding hairlines who predominate most senior management teams.
2) Experts or intellectuals.
"I made the pitch to a room full of Tall Foreheads."
Submitted by Michael A. |
| Tart up [v.] | To artificially increase the attractiveness of something. "I think their auditing firm has been tarting up the financials again."
Submitted by September F. |
| Tasked [v.] | To be given an assignment. "I've been tasked with bringing coffee to the meeting."
Submitted by Randi H. |
| Tassel-loafers [n.] | Construction site visitors that can be identified as upper management by the style of their shoes.
Submitted by Chad W. |
| Tee up [v.] | To provide an introduction or transition for the next speaker during a presentation. "Your question is a nice tee-up for our next presenter, Jim, who will speak to that very topic."
Submitted by Kelly B. |
| Testiculate [UK-v.] | To wave one's arms while at the same time, talking bollocks.
Submitted by Tom P. |
| The juice is not worth the squeeze [exp.] | The pain or sacrifice outweighs the expected benefits.
Submitted by Cool rockin' daddy. |
| Think the unthinkable [exp.] | A meaningless challenge taken from the title of a British sitcom about the perils of management consulting. |
| Three-martini lunch [n.] | A business meal with multiple alcoholic drinks. Can be used to 'encourage' a prospective client. |
| Throw the dolly out of the pram [UK-exp.] | A childish, inappropriate outburst in response to frustration. "Now don't throw the dolly out of the pram here; calm down and let's talk about this rationally."
Submitted by Carol F. |
| Time-poor [adj.] | Possessing little free time (of course, this is according to the person using this expression). |
| Timeframe [n.] | A superfluous word whose sole purpose seems to be to add two extra syllables of hot air. "We expect to deliver in a July timeframe." In other words, it'll be ready in July.
Submitted by Ski. |
| Title sponsor [n.] | A company that attaches its name to a building, event, or anything else that will take their dirty money. |
| TLA [n.] | Three Letter Acronym. There's no time to say three whole words, even when complaining about overused acronyms.
Submitted by Michael S. |
| Tokenism [adj.] | Putting minority workers in visible roles in order to project an image of diversity. |
| Took a bath [exp.] | A really slick way of saying that a lot of money was lost. "We really took a bath after 9/11." |
| Touch base [v.] | To get in contact with or update. "Call me in two weeks and we'll touch base about this again." |
| Town hall [n.] | A meeting held by senior management for all staff, usually followed by a carefully scripted question and answer period.
Submitted by Dave |
| Transitioning [v.] | An ugly verb meaning 'to undergo a transition.' "We're transitioning to a new payroll system next month." |
| Travel dazzle [exp.] | An attempt to impress the boss while on a business trip together. |
| Tree killer [n.] | Someone who insists on printing every email, document, and web-page they come across. |
| Treeware [n.] | Geek-speak for anything printed on paper. |
| Trending over [v.] | To increase past a projected or budgeted value, usually in reference to spent money.
"We're trending over plan on our T & E line."
Submitted by Aaron. |
| Triangulate [v.] | To involve a third person or party. "The contract looks good to me, but I'll have to triangulate with Gavin in Accounts before we can move forward."
Submitted by Michael P. |
| True North [n.] | The business direction that leads to success. "We've brought in some consultants to help steer us to True North." |
| Trustafarian [n.] | A co-worker, typically a young intern, who is from a wealthy background but dresses like a bohemian stoner.
Submitted by Luke K. |
| Turd polishing [v.] | 1) Putting a positive spin on an unpleasant situation.
2) Efforts to make cosmetic improvements to something that is fundamentally flawed.
Submitted by Derrick and Pillson. |
| Turkey farm [n.] | A division used to store the incompetent or unfireable, safely isolated from actual customer interaction. Members may include eccentric IT gurus, union reps, and your boss's teenage daughter.
Suggested by Chuck P. |
| Turkey trot [v.] | Transferring a difficult or incompetent worker into another section of the company. |
| Turn-key [adj.] | Describes a system that can be immediately installed and activated, without significant configuration. |
| Two-comma [adj.] | Anything that costs over 1,000,000. "We just landed a two-comma contract this morning." |
| Twobicle [n.] | A cubicle built for two. "Having my own twobicle will always be the dream."
Submitted by Marty R. |
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