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re: What business phrases do you hear too often at work?

Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:23 am to
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
171037 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:23 am to
look frustrated. people won't bother someone who is frustrated.
Posted by Sophandros
Victoria Concordia Crescit
Member since Feb 2005
45218 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:23 am to
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"micro manager/ing"

Seriously I think every employee says this about a manager incorrectly



Need flash: if they say it about you often then they are using it correctly...
Posted by GrammarKnotsi
Member since Feb 2013
9351 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:24 am to
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If I hear another Mfer talk about bandwidth....



"My PC is running slow"
Posted by Tactical1
Denham Springs
Member since May 2010
27104 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:24 am to
"on the same page"
Posted by Hermit Crab
Under the Sea
Member since Nov 2008
7167 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:25 am to
"I don't know what I don't know"
Posted by DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Member since May 2011
19422 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:25 am to
"The excel spreadsheet that you created is not working properly."

No you fricking dumbass, you aren't using it properly.
Posted by bwallcubfan
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2007
38123 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:26 am to
guy next to me doesn't cuss so we he gets aggravated he says "oh fiddle"

makes me want to scream.

same guy says "in theory" at least 37 times a day


also, "sorry, it's been a crazy week." You say that every single time...how crazy can your work be?
This post was edited on 4/16/14 at 9:33 am
Posted by Sophandros
Victoria Concordia Crescit
Member since Feb 2005
45218 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:27 am to
Another that has been bugging me is the pattern of using verbs as nouns and using nouns as verbs.

"Spend" is a verb, not a noun, for example.
Posted by DosManos
Member since Oct 2013
3552 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:28 am to
"Yeahhhh...."
Posted by LSUfan20005
Member since Sep 2012
8817 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:28 am to
"Inspect what we expect"

"Let me double-click on that"

Posted by thickandthin
In The Zone
Member since Apr 2009
1205 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:29 am to
Touch base with you
Posted by hendersonshands
Univ. of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
Member since Oct 2007
160104 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:30 am to
Just say "aaahg" every now and then and throw out a "it never ends" before putting your headphones in. Free day.
Posted by bwallcubfan
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2007
38123 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:30 am to
normal words that are pronounced incorrectly like "supposably"
Posted by lsu2006
BR
Member since Feb 2004
39980 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:31 am to
Anal synergy
Sounds like a case of the runs
Intangible arse sex, err, assets
Posted by DosManos
Member since Oct 2013
3552 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:31 am to
I hate it when people let out loud sighs so others will know they are stressed out.
Posted by au21tigers
Thursday
Member since Nov 2009
12548 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:31 am to
Why are you emailing me? Your office is right next to mine.
Posted by Jack Bauer7
Member since Jun 2012
5026 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:32 am to
We're drowning back here
Posted by ILikeLSUToo
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2008
18018 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:32 am to
"Can I pick your brain?"
Posted by GrammarKnotsi
Member since Feb 2013
9351 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:32 am to
quote:

Why are you emailing me? Your office is right next to mine.



CYA
Posted by DosManos
Member since Oct 2013
3552 posts
Posted on 4/16/14 at 9:32 am to
quote:

We're drowning back here


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