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Define: "Action Item"
What HR thinks it means:
A specific task or objective assigned to an individual during a meeting.
What it actually means:
"The thing you will completely ignore until 5 minutes before the next status update."
Use it in a meeting:
"My only actionableActionableA buzzword used to reject a perfectly good report because the boss didn't want to read it. action item from the two-hour all-hands call was to quietly update my resume on LinkedIn."
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Next time someone says "Action Item" in a meeting, track exactly how much company money they just wasted. Play Buzzword Bingo, generate a waste invoice, and stop the bleeding.
