Umm...confused on a term

With the email from the director to try and get me into a company for some grad work, I replied back thanking him, saying I owe him a Newcastle. (He's a very personable guy and likes his beer and cigars)

The director replied back saying "...the guys are real players and you would be a good fit with them".

Ummm...I'm confused. So I'm a player as in "playa"? Or that I mess with people to get what I want? Or person/people with a drive for success in the business their in?

I'm hoping its the last one .

I would go with the last one. It wouldn't be professional to refer to you as a "playa," and it really wouldn't be a nice thing for him to suggest you mess with people.

Or, it could mean that they are good at "going with the flow." (Kind of like they can "play along" with an situation.) *shrug*

It's really hard to know without knowing the director.

maybe he forget "team" as in "team players" hope he didn't mean playas, that would really make no sense is there something you're not telling us Jenney??

Sounds to me he meant player as in - like to go out, have a good time, - play.
I think he just used the wrong word. I could be wrong, but it sounded like he was saying you'd fit in good cause you like to "play", not that you're a player. Does that make any sense at all??

I think he meant team player too. Like they work well together and as a group.

Originally Posted by lisasha3

Sounds to me he meant player as in - like to go out, have a good time, - play.
I think he just used the wrong word. I could be wrong, but it sounded like he was saying you'd fit in good cause you like to "play", not that you're a player. Does that make any sense at all??

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I'd think this too, or that they are "characters" as in they are real charachters you'd fit in well....

Oooo...I didn't think about Team players!

I'm sure he wasn't calling me a playa or insulting me. Just sometimes I get confused on terms when they're used all over the place (like Player)