IT industry words or phrases that make your heart sink....

[Sysman]

"That's not how the IT system worked at my last company"


Yes. They were on SAP R3. Your current company does not run on SAP.

It might be time to remind them that their last company either went broke or became merger material due to adopting SAP.

[WTFH]

It might be time to remind them that their last company either went broke or became merger material due to adopting SAP.

Their last company supplies trucks to ISIS. (I don't think I need to put "allegedly" in there, do I?)


The person in question talks about how well she knows SAP from her 3 years of working for them, compared with the 8 years she has been here. Her role appears to be asking for the most obscurely linked data ever, which she then does nothing with apart from filling up disk space.

[RSoles]

[QUOTE=ELBBUBKUNPS;2153843] back in the 90's.
Yeah, I hate that one. Makes it sound like it was ages ago, instead of only last.... oh, hang on.......

[rl4engc]

"I'll set up a Pre-Meeting.."

or the worst ever, as it generally means a 'keep your head down', 'anti-subby' climate is on the horizon:

HR1