(Business people) speaking a language familiar and dear to them. Its portentous nouns and verbs invest ordinary events with high adventure; executives walk among toner cartridges, caparisoned like knights. We should tolerate them - every person of spirit wants to ride a white horse. -William Strunk Jr. (The Elements of Style)
The fast-paced unpredictable high-energy part refers to HR hiring and layoff practices.
I thought it was unpaid overtime and abusive management.