Work & AmbitionEuphemism
Culture Fit
KUL-cher fitnoun
What it means
A hiring criterion that reliably selects for people who resemble the people already there.
What it actually means
We want someone we would get a drink with.
How it is used in a sentence
"They had great skills but weren't quite the right culture fit."
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Employee Engagement
Work & Ambitionem-PLOY-ee en-GAYJ-muntnounEuphemism
A measurement of morale, taken repeatedly, without any commitment to act on the result.
Real meaningWe will survey you about this forever.