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Define: "Faffing" in Business
Fiscal Threat Level
MODERATE
High risk of unnecessary meetings
CWO Pro-Tip
"If someone is faffing abruptly disconnect from the bridge and say your VPN dropped."
What HR thinks it means:
Spending time on non-essential tasks or minor details.
What does "Faffing" actually mean?
"Wasting valuable cutover time arguing over Jira ticket formatting while the core switch is down."
How HR uses it:
"We need to avoid faffing during the sprint and focus on deliverables."
How you actually use it:
"Stop faffing around with the PowerPoint colors and just reboot the damn server."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
Published: 2026-06-19
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