It has a long story and a lot of better explanations, but in short
- Some character has a problem;
- They find a short-term solution;
- It later becames unsufficient, and then a problem for them and others.
It has a long story and a lot of better explanations, but in short
You lost me at “bailiff”. You are overthinking the analogy.
I see why you want to avoid the word at YOUR workplace. But the problem is your workplace, not the word.
I’ve worked at least 5 different places where they use this shitty jargon.