Comments: Verbing weirds language

Verbificate Away!!!

http://www.firstpaloalto.com/entry.php?which=000764

Just Al

Posted by Just Al at April 17, 2006 10:38 PM

At EDS it was "let's drill down on that," a reference to our call-tracking software. Uber-nerdy.

Posted by Erin at April 19, 2006 06:15 AM

Just saw a good one on the new-employee orientation page of my new employer's parent-company:

"If you have a new hire about to start, please reference the New Employee Assimilation Guide for Managers. This guide provides in detail, steps that can be taken throughout the various phases of on-boarding or 'assimilating' new employees to [Parent Company]."

Borg references aside, how about that "on-boarding", huh? Do they call it "overboarding" when they have layoffs?

Posted by rsl at June 26, 2006 11:38 AM