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{{a|confcall|}}Continuing our theme of submarine warfare<ref>The [[JC is indebted to his friend Mr. N for suggesting this entry.</ref>, another rare but, among the cognoscenti highly-prized, technique is the [[depth charge]]. ''Rare'', because you will only see this when an [[all-hands conference call]] has taken the sort of turn for the worse<ref>Which may, but need not be, a [[crazy Ivan|hard-left turn at the bottom of the hour]].</ref> that most experienced [[conference call]] convenors can easily avoid<ref>Viz., by keeping any matters of controversy or substance off the agenda in the first place.</ref>: as any fule kno, a [[conference call]] is no place to raise anything of significance to which you don't already know the answer. | {{a|confcall|}}Continuing our theme of submarine warfare<ref>The [[JC]] is indebted to his friend Mr. N for suggesting this entry.</ref>, another rare but, among the cognoscenti highly-prized, technique is the [[depth charge]]. ''Rare'', because you will only see this when an [[all-hands conference call]] has taken the sort of turn for the worse<ref>Which may, but need not be, a [[crazy Ivan|hard-left turn at the bottom of the hour]].</ref> that most experienced [[conference call]] convenors can easily avoid<ref>Viz., by keeping any matters of controversy or substance off the agenda in the first place.</ref>: as any fule kno, a [[conference call]] is no place to raise anything of significance to which you don't already know the answer. | ||
Anyway, a [[depth charge]]: That critical deal approval committee has turned into a shit-show. The presenter — a junior on the deal team, hoping forlornly for a promotion he will never now get — is unprepared, transparently does not understand {{sex|his}} deal and, to boot<ref>''Das Boot'', needless to say.</ref>, has committed that mortal error of not warming up the [[Control function|controller group]] who are due to hear {{sex|his}} application. Further, the guy from Treasury legal, cantankerous on a good day, got out the wrong side of bed this morning and is of a mood to make an example out of young sir in front of his superiors. | Anyway, a [[depth charge]]: That critical deal approval committee has turned into a shit-show. The presenter — a junior on the deal team, hoping forlornly for a promotion he will never now get — is unprepared, transparently does not understand {{sex|his}} deal and, to boot<ref>''Das Boot'', needless to say.</ref>, has committed that mortal error of not warming up the [[Control function|controller group]] who are due to hear {{sex|his}} application. Further, the guy from Treasury legal, cantankerous on a good day, got out the wrong side of bed this morning and is of a mood to make an example out of young sir in front of his superiors. | ||