Work & AmbitionEuphemism
Exit Interview
EG-zit IN-ter-vyoonoun
What it means
A candid conversation about everything wrong with the company, held at the precise moment you have lost both the reason and the power to lie.
What it actually means
Your honesty will be filed and ignored.
How it is used in a sentence
"I told them the truth in the exit interview."
Filed under
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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.
Voluntary Attrition
Work & AmbitionVOL-un-tair-ee uh-TRISH-unnounEuphemism
Resignations, counted as successes by whoever set the target that caused them.
Real meaningThey quit, which we are calling a win.