Here's a handy guide for those of you who have to deal with
vendors, customers, or other divisions on the left coast.
East Coast: Absolutely not
West Coast: Maybe
East Coast: Yes
West Coast: Maybe
East Coast: Action item by Feb 12 for Joe
West Coast: Joe's working on the problem
East Coast: Bozo
West Coast: Subcontractor
East Coast: Brawl
West Coast: Design review
East Coast: Dictator
West Coast: Facilitator
East Coast: Do it and do it now
West Coast: Can you sign up for this program?
East Coast: Do it right or you're fired
West Coast: I'm confident you'll get it done
East Coast: Fuck off
West Coast: Trust me
East Coast: Follow the spec
West Coast: Is there a spec?
East Coast: Get out of my office
West Coast: Let's get concensus on this one
East Coast: He's a jerk
West Coast: He's not signed on to our plan
East Coast: He's a subordinate
West Coast: He's a team player
East Coast: I'll cover your ass
West Coast: Consider me your resource
East Coast: Ignore him, he's new
West Coast: I'm bringing him up to speed
East Coast: Local bar
West Coast: Offsite facility
East Coast: Meet me in the parking lot
West Coast: Let's take that discussion offline
East Coast: Oh shit
West Coast: Thanks for bringing that to my attention
East Coast: Overdesigned
West Coast: Robust
East Coast: Punch his lights out
West Coast: Constructive confrontation
East Coast: Shut the fuck up
West Coast: Thank you for your input
East Coast: Shut up a minute
West Coast: Let me share this with you
East Coast: That's totally incompetent
West Coast: Let me build on that point
East Coast: Unemployed
West Coast: Consulting
East Coast: Over budget
West Coast: On schedule
East Coast: Under budget
West Coast: We haven't started yet
East Coast: We finished early
West Coast: (no translation available)
East Coast: We're done
West Coast: How do you feel about that?
East Coast: What's your problem?
West Coast: I certainly understand your feelings
East Coast: Where's the spec?
West Coast: What's a spec?
East Coast: Where's the schedule?
West Coast: What's the game plan?
East Coast: Your plan sucks
West Coast: Let me share my feelings on this plan