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Define: "Deep Dive"
What HR thinks it means:
A thorough, detailed analysis of a specific topic or issue.
What it actually means:
"Spending two hours staring at a spreadsheet while pretending to understand the formula."
Use it in a meeting:
"We need to do a deep dive into why our sprint velocityVelocityA made-up number weaponized by management to make developers feel bad about their output. dropped, ignoring the fact that half the team is out sick with severe burnout."
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