Cost Discipline
Spending less, framed as virtue. When leadership discovers cost discipline, travel freezes, snacks vanish, and the printer's toner becomes a shared resource with a waiting list.
Heard in the wild
“In the spirit of cost discipline, the holiday party is now a potluck.”
Tone check: Euphemism
Watch what's exempt from the discipline. Executive travel surviving the snack purge is a complete org chart.