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Define: "For future reference"
What HR thinks it means:
Providing information to be kept in mind for subsequent tasks.
What it actually means:
"You messed this up, and I am putting it in writing so I can use it against you later."
Use it in a meeting:
"For future reference, deploying undocumented code to production at 4 PM on a Friday is a resume-generating event."
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