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Define: "Friendly reminder"
What HR thinks it means:
A polite nudge regarding an approaching deadline or missing deliverableDeliverableThe PowerPoint deck we will present to prove we actually did work this week..
What it actually means:
"This is your final warning before I escalate this."
Use it in a meeting:
"Friendly reminder that your mandatory cybersecurity training was due three weeks ago, and HR is threatening to lock our accounts."
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