Letter of offer
The written instrument formalizing an appointment.
Plain English
The formal document setting out your appointment: position, level, salary, start date and conditions.
If you’re new here
Nothing is real until this exists and you've signed it. Don't resign from anything on a verbal offer.
What they probably mean
“Now it's official. Before this, it wasn't.”
Interpretation offered as humour, not authoritative guidance.
Bureaucracy level
How much government-speak this phrase carries. Playful indicator, not a judgement of anyone using it.
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