- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
What are some common corporate euphemisms used at your office?
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:09 am
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:09 am
As much as we common folk detest this sort of thing, we're all guilty of using it.
"Empowering" = I'm your master and above your pay grade but I'm going to give you some work to make you feel important.
"Cascade" = Funnel this communication down through your teams so it looks like it came from you and not from me, and I don't look like an a-hole.
"Headwinds" = bad market signs that point to potential layoffs.
"I'll nudge Bill on this" = Bill is slow and hasn't responded to my request.
My favorites:
"There's some opportunity here" (a common one management used at Home Depot) = This process/person sucks arse but we have no idea how to fix or improve it.
"Per my previous note..." = You're a schmuck who can't read.
"Empowering" = I'm your master and above your pay grade but I'm going to give you some work to make you feel important.
"Cascade" = Funnel this communication down through your teams so it looks like it came from you and not from me, and I don't look like an a-hole.
"Headwinds" = bad market signs that point to potential layoffs.
"I'll nudge Bill on this" = Bill is slow and hasn't responded to my request.
My favorites:
"There's some opportunity here" (a common one management used at Home Depot) = This process/person sucks arse but we have no idea how to fix or improve it.
"Per my previous note..." = You're a schmuck who can't read.
53
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:11 am to VolsOut4Harambe
My day to day is a permanent existence in corporate buzzword Bingo hell.
I make a serious effort to avoid using any of it.
My favorite one is synergies, although it seems to have fallen out of favor in 2023.
I make a serious effort to avoid using any of it.
My favorite one is synergies, although it seems to have fallen out of favor in 2023.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:11 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Starting an email with “Team”.
And a lot of people have started saying “reach out to” instead of call or talk to.
Both of those irritate me.
And a lot of people have started saying “reach out to” instead of call or talk to.
Both of those irritate me.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:12 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Drink the Kool-Aid
Skin in the Game
Skin in the Game
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:13 am to VolsOut4Harambe
I was at a symposium this past Saturday and a woman used the term "springboard" a few times when she was needlessly bloviating about shite already covered by others. "Circle back" and "piggyback" are a couple others that irritate me.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:13 am to carhartt
quote:
Starting an email with “Team”.
I cut that shite out of everything. I'll say good morning or good afternoon, or hello. That's it.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:14 am to carhartt
quote:
“reach out to” instead of call or talk to
Because they aren't going to call. They are going to either email them or instant message them. They don't want to actually solve the problem, they just want to make sure they can say they're waiting on someone else.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:15 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Big Boy
Big Daddy
Deez
Chum'on
10-4
Growahead
Yeahyouright
You had me at blow
Nuttin'honey
Big Daddy
Deez
Chum'on
10-4
Growahead
Yeahyouright
You had me at blow
Nuttin'honey
This post was edited on 6/27/23 at 8:16 am
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:15 am to Saint Alfonzo
A new one to me I keep hearing this year is "sausage making," meaning the details of some topic.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:15 am to VolsOut4Harambe
This hits home for me.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:16 am to VolsOut4Harambe
quote:happens a lot but we all know which a-hole it came from
"Cascade" = Funnel this communication down through your teams so it looks like it came from you and not from me, and I don't look like an a-hole.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:20 am to VolsOut4Harambe
I'm fine with the euphemisms. The acronyms are what drives me crazy. I swear engineers use them because it makes them feel important, not because it saves some breath. If you have to explain what every acronym you use means then stop using them.
What really peeves me is when they write an email full of acronyms and after each one they have an explanation of what it means in parentheses. IYKYK (if you know you know)
What really peeves me is when they write an email full of acronyms and after each one they have an explanation of what it means in parentheses. IYKYK (if you know you know)
This post was edited on 6/27/23 at 8:20 am
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:20 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:
Because they aren't going to call. They are going to either email them or instant message them. They don't want to actually solve the problem, they just want to make sure they can say they're waiting on someone else.
Reach out just sounds pretentious as hell. Just say email or call them.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:21 am to VolsOut4Harambe
"are you interested in being a bull?"
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:33 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Whenever I hear these fake buzzwords I start daydreaming of being on a beach... drink in hand under an umbrella watching full bosomed women in bikinis running around...
These buzzwords just shut me down and I lose interest in the BS...
The word "Team" means 2 things.. 1) I am about to lay some heavy BS on you.. 2) Help me out I royally screwed up and I am throwing it in your lap...
These buzzwords just shut me down and I lose interest in the BS...
The word "Team" means 2 things.. 1) I am about to lay some heavy BS on you.. 2) Help me out I royally screwed up and I am throwing it in your lap...
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:35 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Another arrow for the quiver
Another tool for the toolbox
Flush out the big rocks
Stay out of the weeds
all by the same schmuck
Another tool for the toolbox
Flush out the big rocks
Stay out of the weeds
all by the same schmuck
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:39 am to VolsOut4Harambe
“Make you whole”. It’s usually what we tell our GCs and their subs before we slash their change orders they submitted into pieces.
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:45 am to VolsOut4Harambe
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:50 am to VolsOut4Harambe
“Circle back”
“Bandwidth”
“Actionable”
“Operationalize”
“Action item”
“Bandwidth”
“Actionable”
“Operationalize”
“Action item”
Posted on 6/27/23 at 8:51 am to Caplewood
bandwidth is the newest annoying one.
Page 1 of 5
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News