Seems like every job category has its share of codes known only to insiders. It’s one of the ways employers can gauge your experience in the field. Try waiting tables without knowing the difference between a BLT and a BLTA — leaving aside the issue of whether anyone can actually eat bacon and avocado on the same sandwich! And should the soup of the day run out, you’ll hear it’s been “eighty-sixed,” so be sure to tell your customers.
Other lines of work also use codes or “jargon” (a code word for code words) that helps make communication more efficient. Everybody in the shipping industry knows they need a P.O. before they can issue a shipping code authorizing a package to be sent to a specific zip code — where it can be tracked with a tracking code. As a country, we’re also very invested in using codes to refer to government agencies. From FEMA to OSHA to the IRS, codes help us simplify the discussion of complex issues.
Now test your knowledge of workplace codes: What is an SVP with an MA in LS? Answer ASAP, and you could be the winner of an orange iPod shuffle. Send in your answer to gather.codeorange@gmail.com and then tell us which workplace codes do you depend on (and which ones drive you nuts) every day. Please include your Gather username (ex: codeorangemod.gather.com) in your response.
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Starts 12:00 a.m. ET on December 3, 2007 and ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on December 9, 2007
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