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Define: "Think outside the box"
What HR thinks it means:
To explore ideas that are creative, unusual, and not limited by rules.
What it actually means:
"Please solve this massive systemic issue with zero budget and no additional headcount."
Use it in a meeting:
"Management asked us to think outside the box to solve the latency issues, entirely ignoring that our servers are literally from 2014."
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