Common Workplace Abbreviations

https://www.fluentland.com/business-english-workplace-abbreviations/
ATTN=attention (Used to indicate who a letter is for)
E.g. “Attn: John Smith” 
N/A= not applicable

10. RSVP

RSVP= Répondez s’il vous plait (RSVP is indeed French and it stands for répondez s’il vous plaît. It literally means “please respond”. RSVP is now a fixed idiom, even in French.)
E.g. “RSVP to John by April the 20th”

1. ASAP
2. FYI
3. BTW
4. EOD
5. ATTN
6. N/A
7. COB 
8. COD
 9. TBD
10. RSVP

IAM: In a meeting
IMO: In my opinion
OOO: Out of office
PA: Performance appraisal


POC: Point of contact


PTE: Part-time employee


PTO: Paid time off
TL;DR: Too long, didn’t read


TLTR: Too long to read
WFH: Work from home


WIIFM: What’s in it for me

16. OMW: On My Way.

When you're late and your coworker messages you on the sly saying the boss is on a rampage, text back OMW and book it over there.

17. LMK: Let Me Know.

Don't let your co-worker ghost on your request for feedback. End with an LMK so they know you want to hear from them.

18. BRB: Be Right Back.


21. ICYMI: In Case You Missed It.


24. AKA: Also Known As.

The boss, AKA Satan, said we couldn't wear jeans on Fridays. What a drag.

25. ATM: At The Moment.

What are you up to ATM? Oh not much, just scrolling through Reddit. I mean, working on that spreadsheet for you.

27. BTD: Bored to Death.

https://web.stanford.edu/~ouster/cgi-bin/cs190-spring15/reviewCodes.php
https://www.fluentu.com/blog/business-english/business-english-abbreviations/

approx.

This abbreviation can be used as a shortened form of the word approximate or approximately.
We’re expecting approx. 50 boxes in tomorrow’s shipment.



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