A mate of mine found himself at the wrong end of disciplinary proceedings at work. In his own interests, he insisted that the personnel manager recorded what was said at the hearing and that he be provided with a copy of the transcript. He pointed out that he was of the opinion that the whole thing was heavy handed and that the company had 'gone for the jugular'. This was dutifully, if inaccurately, recorded in the transcript as 'gone for the juggler'.
As he pointed out, working there always was like working at a circus.
Carruthers