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Define: "Please advise" in Business
Fiscal Threat Level
MODERATE
High risk of unnecessary meetings
CWO Pro-Tip
"Do not advise. Route the ticket to a junior engineer and go grab a coffee."
What HR thinks it means:
A formal request for instructions, guidance, or a decision.
What does "Please advise" actually mean?
"I have formally documented that this disaster is now your problem, not mine."
How HR uses it:
"The client has requested a timeline update, please advise."
How you actually use it:
"The core router has been dropping packets for six hours while you were at a 'culture building' workshop, please advise."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
Published: 2026-03-01
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