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Define: "Empower"
What HR thinks it means:
To give someone the authority or power to do something.
What it actually means:
"Delegating all the responsibility and blame to you, while retaining none of the budget."
Use it in a meeting:
"Management decided to empower the junior admins with full root access, turning Tuesday into a mandatory, company-wide disaster recovery drill."
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Next time someone says "Empower" in a meeting, track exactly how much company money they just wasted. Play Buzzword Bingo, generate a waste invoice, and stop the bleeding.
