Last Modified: Oct 1, 1995

East Meets West

Here's a handy guide for those of us who have to deal with customers (or coworkers) on the opposite coast.

East Coast West Coast

absolutely not maybe

yes maybe

action item by tomorrow for ... ...'s working on the problem

bozo subcontractor

brawl design review

dictator RSM

do it and do it now! can you sign up for this program?

do it now or you're fired I'm confident you'll get it done

fuck off trust me

where's the spec? what's a spec?

get out of my office let's get a consensus on this one

s/he's a jerk s/he's not signed on to our plan

s/he's a subordinate s/he's not a team player

I'll cover your ass consider me your resource

ignore her/him, s/he's new I'm bringing her/him up to speed

local bar offsite facility

meet me in the parking lot let's take that discussion off line

oh, shit! thanks for bringing that to my attention

overdesigned robust

punch his lights out constructive confrontation

shut the fuck up thank you for your input

shut up a minute let me share this with you

that's totally incompetent let me build on that point

under budget we haven't started yet

what's your problem? I certainly understand your feelings

where's the support plan? where's the support plan?

your support plan sucks let me share my feelings on the support plan

unemployed consulting

over budget on schedule

we're done how do you feel about that?

we finished early (no translation available)

East Coast	West Coast

absolutely not	maybe
yes	maybe
action item by tomorrow for ...	...'s working on the problem
bozo	subcontractor
brawl	design review
dictator	RSM
do it and do it now!	can you sign up for this program?
do it now or you're fired	I'm confident you'll get it done
fuck off	trust me
where's the spec?	what's a spec?
get out of my office	let's get a consensus on this one
s/he's a jerk	s/he's not signed on to our plan
s/he's a subordinate	s/he's not a team player
I'll cover your ass	consider me your resource
ignore her/him, s/he's new	I'm bringing her/him up to speed
local bar	offsite facility
meet me in the parking lot	let's take that discussion off line
oh, shit!	thanks for bringing that to my attention
overdesigned	robust
punch his lights out	constructive confrontation
shut the fuck up	thank you for your input
shut up a minute	let me share this with you
that's totally incompetent	let me build on that point
under budget	we haven't started yet
what's your problem?	I certainly understand your feelings
where's the support plan?	where's the support plan?
your support plan sucks	let me share my feelings on the support plan
unemployed	consulting
over budget	on schedule
we're done	how do you feel about that?
we finished early	(no translation available)

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