196870 165 Careers & Education Office Life Dealing With Co-Workers true Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:47:05 -0700 /system/videos/2/70/68/19/196870.flv careers, office, life, work, job, workplace, coworkers, co-workers, acronyms, abbreviations How To Decipher Your Coworkers' E-mails and iMs http://www.howcast.com/videos/196870-How-To-Decipher-Your-Coworkers-Emails-and-iMs http://www.howcast.com/videos/196870-How-To-Decipher-Your-Coworkers-Emails-and-iMs/edit approved 124 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=196870"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=196870" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 20 Seaworthy http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196870/decipher_your_coworkers_emails_and_ims_hd_3_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 2237 false false false 75464 1 16 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196870/16.jpg OOO is not &quot;ooh&quot; When a colleague responds to your message with an, “OOO,” it doesn’t mean they’re expressing awe at your brilliance; it means they’re “out of the office.”

]]> 75465 2 24 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196870/24.jpg Know what's up If a co-worker is WFH, they’re “working from home.” If they respond to your message with “BRB,” it means they’ll “be right back.” If they say they’re IAM, they’re “in a meeting.” And if they write they CTRN, stop bothering them; they’re telling you they “can’t talk right now.”

]]> 75466 3 43 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196870/43.jpg Make it happen If your boss asks for something by “EOD” or “COB,” hop to it: It means they want it by the “end of the day” or “close of business.”

]]> 75467 4 52 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196870/52.jpg Don't delay Don’t ignore a message that has “QQ” in the subject line; it means your associate just has a “quick question.”

]]> 75468 5 59 Tip If an IT (information technology) technician notes that your computer problem is PICNIC, you’re being insulted; they’re saying the “problem is in the chair, not in the computer.”

]]> 75469 6 69 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196870/69.jpg Be glad Celebrate if your boss responds to your proposal with, “WFM” or “SLAP.” They’re saying, “Works for me,” or “Sounds like a plan.”

]]> 75470 7 78 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196870/78.jpg Fuhgeddaboudit When the answer to your query is DHTB, your colleague is saying they “don’t have the bandwidth.” Still scratching your head? It means not having the resources to do whatever it is you requested.

]]> 75471 8 90 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196870/90.jpg Listen up A colleague who begins his message with IMO is telling you what they think; it stands for “in my opinion.” If there’s an “H” before the “O,” they are being humble.

]]> 75472 9 100 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/196870/100.jpg Learn to vent If you need to vent about a bone-headed boss or doltish colleague, these are helpful: BFO means “blinding flash of the obvious,” ASTRO stands for “always stating the really obvious,” and IHMB expresses the popular sentiment, “I hate my boss.”

]]> 75473 10 116 Fact AAAAA stands for the “American Association Against Acronym Abuse.”

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