Corporate Jargon Dictionary
Boil the Ocean
Passive-Aggressive Rating
8 / 10
Sincerity Rating
7 / 10
// The Fog (Corporate Definition)
"To undertake an impossibly large or overly ambitious task, usually by expanding the scope of a project beyond reasonable limits."
// The Clarity (Un-glossed Reality)
"You are making this way too complicated and we don't have the budget or time for your grand vision."
How They Say It
"Let's focus on the MVP for now. We don't need to boil the ocean on version one."
What They Mean
"Stop adding features, just ship the basic version before we run out of money."
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