| Ear candy [n.] | Flattery. |
| Ear job [n.] | The act of passing on some juicy company gossip verbally, and in private. "I'm just running into a meeting, but I'll give you an ear job later."
Submitted by Randi H. |
| Easy mark [n.] | A person that is not difficult to cheat. |
| Eat a reality sandwich [exp.] | An 'action' necessary when one's ideas are completely inappropriate for the given situation. "I can't believe your last suggestion. You better eat a reality sandwich before you walk back in that boardroom." |
| Eat the frog [v.] | To complete an unpleasant job that has been well procrastinated. "Just eat the frog and get on with it!"
Submitted by Emma-Dawn L. |
| Econometrics [n.] | Known by consultants to be the act of simply plugging numbers into a pre-made spreadsheet, yet externally marketed (to those will not ask detailed questions) as a highly scientific analytic modeling exercise performed by economists and industry-specific experts. |
| Ego surfing [v.] | Searching the web for references to yourself. Come on, you know you've tried it. |
| Eighty-six [v.] | To dispose of. "We have to eighty-six these documents or we'll all be crucified." |
| Elephants [n.] | Large investment groups that tend to move together. |
| Eleventh hour [exp.] | The last moment. |
| Empty suits [n.] | Unthinking middle management. |
| Enabler [n.] | Something that must be in place before something else can occur. |
| Enail [n.] | An email sent for the sole purpose of making a point in writing, usually at another person's expense. Most effective when cc'ed to as many senior people as possible.
Submitted by Ian C. |
| Enthuse [v.] | To inspire enthusiasm (or attempt to). "I'm still looking for a way to enthuse the new hires."
Submitted indirectly by Andy P. |
| EPON [n.] | Endless Pit Of Need. A colleague who continually seeks support for their ongoing personal and professional problems.
Submitted by M. Schroeder. |
| Evangelize [v.] | To promote a product with the enthusiasm of a true believer. "We need distributors to evangelize the new line in the local markets."
Submitted by Nicky T. |
| Even dead cats bounce [exp.] | Even worthless things can rise in value again. |
| Exploding offer [n.] | A job offer that expires after a certain date. |
| Extract the max [v.] | To achieve the highest level of productivity possible while directing a group of people. "I hope my management style will extract the max from each and every one of you." |
| Extrapediately [adv.] | Faster than ASAP and quicker than STAT, this made-up word is saved for when a task must be accomplished almost instantaneously.
Submitted by CM & JC. |
| Extraview [n.] | A second interview you feel obliged to hold even though the position has already been filled. Can also be scheduled when the candidate is just so damn hot. |
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