Anyone else hate banking lingo and make fun of it, but as soon as a discussion starts you say "we dont want to boil the ocean here". Fml. Whats your most despised finance phrase?

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maybe its my naiveté talking but i think banking lingo is awesome

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Let's table this discussion so we can do a deep dive analysis on the due diligence performed on the work product to identify all low hanging fruit which is most impactful leadership and then circle back/touch base with the project team who has the bandwidth to implement changes which will take the work product to the next level in order to provide the most value-add and move the needle.

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Yup, nailed it. You sound just like my boss. 😫

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“ should be pretty easy” or “shouldn’t take more than 30 minutes” wth

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Hahaha yes

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“Dont stay late on this"

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"No need to reinvent the wheel"

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"Can you give me more colour around this?”

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“This is low hanging fruit”

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Tks. Needs some wordsmithing. Let me circle back to you on this.

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"We need to make sure we’re comparing apples to apples"

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Good question, will take this offline and have the team opine. Will revert back with an answer shortly

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“Why dont you take a stab at this?"

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“High level”

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YES. During my first month in finance, I thought this meant “advanced.” Like if you got to a high level in a video game or something.

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^^it gets old real fast

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Blocking and tackling

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Pls advise

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Pls fix thx

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We don’t have the bandwidth. It’s in good shape. Where did you go to school again?

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plenty of wood to chop

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“Optics"

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Don’t want to get caught with our pants down

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