The word “hustler” can be very appropriate depending on what is going on in the situation. I need a person who is willing to put in the effort “to get things done”. At its broadest, the term mean nothing more than someone that is willing to do it for the person or organization. In the dark corners of the streets, it carries a different connotation (“one who will do anything to make a deal”), but the word lives a respectable life in the suburbs as well.

Any nickname makes sense, but the “killer” not necessarily means the killer. It can mean nothing more than a reliable close in a sales department.

Is the term gangster (or any street-spelling variation thereof) not appropriate in the workplace — even if you work for, um, “legitimate business men” whose legitimate businesses seem to do very little actual business. They have their private preferred vocabulary, and it doesn’t involve entertaining any outside parties who ought to be disinterested.

Everything is offensive, no one will take it personally, and be very angry. Some will misinterpret your Hussler with the porn magazine, and thus take offense.

Espu00e8ces, can be… nah, I can’t get myself to call “appropriate”. Even though I’m generally used to informal workplaces, I wouldn’t call a co-worker “hustler”. Does someone know how friendly you are with them?

Unlike the pharmaceutical industry, are you actually in a pharmaceutical business? How did you get involved in the pharmaceutical industry? And what do you know, with other drugs dealers are? 😉 Then it may… well, it would still be extremely informal.