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Define: "Suss it out" in Business
Fiscal Threat Level
MODERATE
High risk of unnecessary meetings
CWO Pro-Tip
"Investigating a vague issue. Run a traceroute and call it a day."
What HR thinks it means:
To conduct a preliminary investigation or assessment of a situation.
What does "Suss it out" actually mean?
"Stalling on a bridge call while you desperately Google a vendor error code you have never seen before."
How HR uses it:
"Can you suss out the new vendor's capabilities before we sign the contract?"
How you actually use it:
"I don't know why the login portal is down, let me suss it out."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
Published: 2026-03-13
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