more business/HR jargon

[Hunter, Lynne R CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-PACIFIC, 71700]

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>
> Mostly familiar stuff, except for "on-boarding"--euphemism for "hiring
> and enculturation"?


Yup... .

So is it off-boarding or overboarding when they give you the sack?

Lynne Hunter



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