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{{a|confcall|}}Per [[Otto Büchstein]]’s formulation in [[Discourse on Intercourse]], the person on the [[conference call]] whose fundamental essence is to tell the others what to do (in [[Büchstein]]’s phraseology a | {{a|confcall|}}Per [[Otto Büchstein]]’s formulation in [[Discourse on Intercourse]], the person on the [[conference call]] whose fundamental essence is to tell the others what to do (in [[Büchstein]]’s phraseology a “[[action-assigning thing]]” or “[[res bossitans]]”). More generally, the person — often a contractor from Deloitte — whose sacred role in the organisation is to prod his colleagues in the ribs whenever they seem to be enjoying themselves. | ||
The classic exchange is this: | The classic exchange is this: | ||
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:'''Attendee 1''': OK, so that there seems to be consensus: it sounds like a bad idea. | :'''Attendee 1''': OK, so that there seems to be consensus: it sounds like a bad idea. | ||
:'''Attendee 2''': Agreed. It’s hard to configure, there are potential regulatory issues and it doesn’t really fit our business model. | :'''Attendee 2''': Agreed. It’s hard to configure, there are potential regulatory issues and it doesn’t really fit our business model. | ||
:'''Attendee 3''': Yeah, but the industry group — ''(shrugs)'' — [[Goldman]]. | :'''Attendee 3''': Yeah, but the industry group — ''(shrugs)'' — um ... [[Goldman]]. | ||
:'''Attendee 1''': Stupid idea, though, right? | :'''Attendee 1''': Stupid idea, though, right? | ||
:'''Attendee 2''': Yeah. But who knows — maybe they’ll figure out a way to make this work, but not likely. | :'''Attendee 2''': Yeah. But who knows — maybe they’ll figure out a way to make this work, but not likely. | ||
:'''Attendee 3''': OK why don't we just leave it? | :'''Attendee 3''': OK why don't we just leave it? | ||
:'''Attendee 1''': Yeah, definitely. Maybe just keep an eye on it — in case they ''do'' figure it out. | :'''Attendee 1''': Yeah, definitely. Maybe just keep an eye on it — in case they ''do'' figure it out. | ||
:'''Attendee 2''':Yeah. Monitor it. We can join later if that happens. Just monitor it.<ref>Needless to say this is code for “forget it”. Alas, this code is unknown to [[res bossitans]]. | :'''Attendee 2''':Yeah. Monitor it. We can join later if that happens. Just monitor it.<ref>Needless to say this is code for “forget it”. Alas, this code is unknown to [[res bossitans]].</ref> | ||
:'''Attendee 3''':Passively. | :'''Attendee 3''':Passively. | ||
:'''All attendees''' ''(nodding, in unison)'': ''Passively'' monitor it. | :'''All attendees''' ''(nodding, in unison)'': ''Passively'' monitor it. | ||
:'''[[Res bossitans]]''' ''(clears throat)'': Who is going to take an action to passively monitor it? | :'''[[Res bossitans]]''' ''(clears throat)'': Who is going to take an action to passively monitor it? | ||