Left Coast and Right Coast terminology differences

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     U.S. East Coast vs West Coast Translations

 [Found in an East Coast office of a major computer manufacturer.]
 Here's a handy guide for those of you who have to deal with vendors,
 customers, or other divisions on the other coast.

East Coast                     West Coast
============================   =================================
absolutely not                 maybe
yes                            maybe
action item by Feb 12 for Joe  Joe's working on the problem
bozo                           subcontractor
brawl                          design review
dictator                       facilitator
do it and do it now            can you sign up for this program?
do it right or you're fired    I'm confident you'll get it done
follow the spec                is there a spec?
get out of my office           let's get consensus on this one
he's a jerk                    he's not signed on to our plan
he's a subordinate             he's a team player
I'll cover your butt           consider me your resource
ignore him, he's new           I'm bringing him up to speed
local bar                      offsite facility
meet me in the parking lot     let's take that discussion offline
overdesigned                   robust
punch his lights out           constructive confrontation
shut up!!                      thank you for your input
shut up a minute               let me share this with you
that's totally incompetent     let me build on that point
unemployed                     consulting
over budget                    on schedule
under budget                   we haven't started yet
we finished early              (no translation available)
we're done                     how do you feel about that?
what's your problem?           I certainly understand your feelings
where's the spec?              what's a spec?
where's the schedule?          what's the game plan?
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