Work & AmbitionEuphemism
Return to Office
rih-TURN too OF-isnoun
What it means
A policy justified by collaboration, implemented to justify a lease.
What it actually means
We own the building for another nine years.
How it is used in a sentence
"The return to office is about culture, not square footage."
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Hybrid Working
Work & AmbitionHY-brid WUR-kingnounEuphemism
An arrangement in which you commute to a building to attend video calls.
Real meaningBest of both, for the landlord.
Coffee Badging
Work & AmbitionKAW-fee BAJ-ingnounDiagnosis
Attending the office just long enough to be seen, which is the amount of work the office was ever for.
Real meaningI showed up, you cannot say otherwise.