Work & AmbitionEuphemism
Upskilling
UP-skil-ingnoun
What it means
The transfer of responsibility for keeping a business current from the business to its employees.
What it actually means
Learn the new system on your own time.
How it is used in a sentence
"We're investing in upskilling the whole department this year."
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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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Career Pathing
Work & Ambitionkuh-REER PATH-ingnounEuphemism
A documented future for your role, drawn by someone who will not be here to honour it.
Real meaningA diagram that will be invalidated at the next reorg.