[please note I do not own the above photo but I did almost use it for work – therefore I feel that makes it an authentic part of my Fellowship experience.]
Some useful business terms
Updation = update
“Rahul, have you completed the updation on the system?”
Learnings = lessons
“What are the key learnings you have taken from this pilot?”
Actionables = tasks
“Sita, please send me the actionables from the latest report.”
Download = background information
“Did you give Abhishek a download about the programme?”
The communities = poor people
“Let’s give our employees greater exposure to the communities.”
Keen = would like
“I am keen to attend this event.”
Impactfulness = effects
“Mr. Patel will be documenting the impactfulness of the programme.”
Corporates = big business
“Many NGOs need funding from corporates.”
For future = for future use
“Many of the learnings will be helpful for future.”
cum = that also functions as a
“We will introduce debitcumATM cards for the communities.”
Come = please accompany me
“Come for lunch?” “Come for meeting?”
Lunch = the daily noontime potluck
“I really enjoyed Sonya’s daal and Rajeev’s wife’s aloo at lunch.”
Mail = email
“Deepak has sent you a mail about the actionables.”
Revert = reply
“Please revert to my mail post meetingcumdiscussion.”
Pager = page
“It’s just a three pager document.”
specific timelines = vague plans
“Mr. Chatterjee wrote down the specific timelines on a napkin at lunch.”
comfortable with = going to allow
“I’m not comfortable with most of these ideas.”
The needful = [as far as I can tell, this just doesn’t mean anything.]
Person A: “Please do the needful.”
Hilary: “I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
Person A: “Oh crap you’re right. I don’t know either.”
Some phrases that usually don’t mean anything:
“and this was done in an effort”
“We provided a feedback form and this was done in an effort to improve the efficacy of the programme.”
“with a eye”
“We provided a feedback form with an eye to improve the efficacy of the programme.”
“to the tune of”
“We received to the tune of 3,458 applications.”
“be a pioneering initiative to”
“This will be a pioneering initiative to develop new products for the market.”
Hope these help!
LOVE this — having done business there for years, these made me laugh!