Work & AmbitionEuphemism
Asynchronous
ay-SING-kruh-nusadjective
What it means
Communicating on your own schedule, with the understanding that everyone else will be expected to be online immediately.
What it actually means
Do not expect a reply after five, but I expect one now.
How it is used in a sentence
"We're an asynchronous team, so we document everything."
Filed under
Work & Ambition — Everything your employer calls a benefit and your therapist calls a symptom.
Euphemism — The phrase hides something specific. We decode it.
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