Work & AmbitionBafflegab
Team Building
teem BIL-dingnoun
What it means
The practice of solving interpersonal problems by making everyone fall backwards into each other.
What it actually means
We are not addressing the actual conflict.
How it is used in a sentence
"We've got a team building afternoon at the climbing gym."
Filed under
Work & Ambition — Everything your employer calls a benefit and your therapist calls a symptom.
Bafflegab — The phrase means nothing. We are ridiculing it.
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Work & AmbitionMAN-duh-tor-ee funnounEuphemism
A team activity whose attendance is tracked.
Real meaningYou will be there, and you will smile.
Pizza Party
Work & AmbitionPEET-suh PAR-teenounEuphemism
A gesture of corporate gratitude, priced per person, offered in lieu of a raise.
Real meaningHere is $6 of food instead of the money.