December 2, 20214 yr Been having this discussion with @Lenny with a y and @Ghana White why are people saying such silly things at work: piece (for anything) BAU WIP DOD (still working it out) Can you fall out with someone who needlessly uses Acronyms ?
December 2, 20214 yr I'll need some help with all of those WIP - work in progress?? The others not a clue Either way, in the bin. ITB
December 2, 20214 yr Business as Usual Work in Progress Date of Delivery ? I've no issue with a initialisms or acronyms when they're used in an email, but they should never be spoken. BTW, in case it crops up, AOB is Any Other Business (not Andy O'Brien). HTH
December 2, 20214 yr Im on my own all day, every day. Its heaven, prop better for other peolpe too tbh.
December 2, 20214 yr 11 minutes ago, Pablo said: Im on my own all day, every day. Its heaven, prop better for other peolpe too tbh. Same, it's ace.
December 2, 20214 yr 35 minutes ago, tomski said: Been having this discussion with @Lenny with a y and @Ghana White why are people saying such silly things at work: piece (for anything) BAU WIP DOD (still working it out) Can you fall out with someone who needlessly uses Acronyms ? Don't read some of the many military articles available. They're like code.
December 2, 20214 yr 'Agile' IT twats are the worst for it. They've got their own little smug language us commoners aren't allowed to understand. And they're usually on massive day rates for delivering fuck all.
December 2, 20214 yr These are painful but there are some that are industry specific. I guess we have things like CPM, SEM, Specs, SEO, IO which are used all the time and I assume other industries have their shorthands for things.
December 2, 20214 yr 7 minutes ago, DazBob said: I hear you're a big fan of MMM Wasn’t that a Ponzi scheme?
December 2, 20214 yr Author 55 minutes ago, L/H White said: does HBAHT ever crop up @tomski Never mate. Now that would be a worthwhile email.
December 2, 20214 yr Author 56 minutes ago, DazBob said: Business as Usual Work in Progress Date of Delivery ? I've no issue with a initialisms or acronyms when they're used in an email, but they should never be spoken. BTW, in case it crops up, AOB is Any Other Business (not Andy O'Brien). HTH Disagree. Should be typed up too.
December 2, 20214 yr BNO BO CSU EMU FBC LFT MSU NMB NG PR PU QDS TPR CA just a few off top of my head at work. I remember doing handover when I first started and not having a fucking clue what they where on about. Still don't now most of the time😂😂 Edited December 2, 20214 yr by bolton_blondie
December 2, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, tomski said: Been having this discussion with @Lenny with a y and @Ghana White why are people saying such silly things at work: piece (for anything) BAU WIP DOD (still working it out) Can you fall out with someone who needlessly uses Acronyms ? Whoa, hang on. What about YOLO??? Hypocrite.
December 2, 20214 yr 20 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said: BNO BO CSU EMU FBC LFT MSU NMB NG PR PU QDS TPR CA just a few off top of my head at work. I remember doing handover when I first started and not having a fucking clue what they where on about. Still don't now most of the time😂😂 You missed outDNR. Is that in code so the person subject to the DNR doesn’t actually know? 😀
December 2, 20214 yr 20 minutes ago, MickyD said: You missed outDNR. Is that in code so the person subject to the DNR doesn’t actually know? 😀 I would hope everyone would know what DNAR meant 😂
December 2, 20214 yr 45 minutes ago, bolton_blondie said: BNO BO CSU EMU FBC LFT MSU NMB NG PR PU QDS TPR CA just a few off top of my head at work. I remember doing handover when I first started and not having a fucking clue what they where on about. Still don't now most of the time😂😂 Your search history must be alerting the authorities by now
December 2, 20214 yr 42 minutes ago, Spider said: Your search history must be alerting the authorities by now I snuck a phone into HMP. Don't ask where.
December 2, 20214 yr 1 minute ago, bolton_blondie said: I snuck a phone into HMP. Don't ask where. Vibrate left on?
Been having this discussion with @Lenny with a y and @Ghana White why are people saying such silly things at work:
piece (for anything)
BAU
WIP
DOD (still working it out)
Can you fall out with someone who needlessly uses Acronyms ?