Corporate jargon starting with P

40 terms of corporate jargon starting with P, from P&L to put a pin in it. Per my last email means read what I sent.

Every term under P

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P&L: profit and loss; Profit and loss: the statement of money in and money out.
pain point: customer problem; A problem a customer has that you hope to sell a fix for.
paradigm shift: new way of thinking; A big change in how something is done or understood.
park this: later; Set a topic aside for now, usually into the parking lot.
parking lot: later list; The list of topics a meeting saves for another time. Parking is long-term.
parting ways: leaving; The announcement wording for someone leaving, pushed or not.
passive candidate: not looking; Someone in a job who is not looking, but might move.
peel back the onion: look deeper; Examine a problem one layer at a time.
per diem: daily allowance; A daily allowance for meals and costs on a work trip.
per my last email: read what I sent; per my last email meaning
per our conversation: as we said; Points back at a call, so it is now in writing.
performative work: looking busy; Work done to be seen working.
personal brand: your image; How you market yourself, mostly on LinkedIn.
pick up the momentum: speed up; Go faster after a slow stretch.
piggybacking: building on that; Adding to what someone just said, or riding on their work.
ping: message me; Send someone a quick message.
PIP: written warning; pip meaning
pitch deck: sales slides; Slides made to win investors or customers.
pivot: change plans; Change direction, usually after the first plan failed.
play the long game: think long term; Accept less now for more later.
please advise: tell me what to do; please advise meaning
please do the needful: please do it; Please do what needs doing. Used in Indian, Nigerian and Malaysian English.
pls: please; pls meaning
plug and play: works straight away; Ready to use with no setup.
POC: test run; Proof of concept: a small trial to show an idea can work.
polyworking: several jobs at once; Holding several jobs or roles at once, usually for the money.
pre-read: homework; A document to read before the meeting, often read during it.
presenteeism: there but not working; Being at work while too ill or tired to work well.
proactive: does it unasked; Does things before being told to.
probation period: trial months; The first months of a job, when either side can end it easily.
product-market fit: people want it; The point where enough customers want what you sell.
productivity theater: acting busy; Work done to be seen working rather than to get a result.
productize: turn into a product; Package a service or idea so it can be sold repeatedly.
proven track record: done it before; Can show results from a previous job.
proximity bias: favoring who's in; Managers favoring staff they see in person.
psychological safety: safe to speak up; A team where people can admit mistakes without punishment.
PTO: time off; pto meaning
punt: put off; Push a decision or task to later, or to someone else.
push the envelope: go further; Go past the usual limits.
put a pin in it: pause this; Stop discussing a topic now and come back to it later.

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