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Define: "Flick pass" in Business
Fiscal Threat Level
MODERATE
High risk of unnecessary meetings
CWO Pro-Tip
"Passing the buck. Master this skill to survive IT."
What HR thinks it means:
To swiftly reassign a task or responsibility to a more appropriate team member.
What does "Flick pass" actually mean?
"Lazily delegating a problem or task to a coworker at the very last second because you don't want to deal with it."
How HR uses it:
"Let's flick pass this to the legal team for a quick review."
How you actually use it:
"I'm not doing the slide deck, I'm going to flick pass that to the interns."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
Published: 2026-03-06
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