21 Dumb Catchphrases That Corporate America Needs To Retire

Why can't people at work just talk like, well, people?
21 Dumb Catchphrases That Corporate America Needs To Retire

Why can't people at work just talk like, well, people? Instead, because we don't have enough communication issues in our society as is, we have to make up a whole new vocabulary that we're required to use at least eight hours a day.

We're talking about things like ...

OUR LATEST PROJECT WAS A DEFERRED SUCCESS COZ NO ONE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT FAILURE AROUND HERE.
CRACKED.COM Your job does not require you to INTERFACE with clients, you interact with them. You interface with machines.
Business people often say things like we need air cover on this when they need some confirmation from the management. Like they're in Top Gun or somet
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This really is a high-intensity work environment. Instead of saying that, rather put it like it actually is: You will be overworked and we will pay
How soon can we round-table this idea with our client? As soon as you stop using round table as a verb.
This is what synergy means: 150 Summation A B A+B He Blood 100 (mm 150 Synergism A+ B Me A Pressure B 100 Time (min) The word you 're looking for is
CRACKING THE WHIP IS REALLY AN INSENSITIVE PHRASE CONSIDERING WHAT WHIPPING CONNOTES.
Disambiguate CRACKED.COM (v.) a hard-to-understand word that has the same meaning as 'clarify'
Action Plan You mean a to-do list? It's literally nothing more than a to-do list. todoust to do plan* action use Don't 1. conversation. in a
HUMAN CAPITALW We prefer manpower prized employees, or backbone of the company. Thank you. CRACKED COM
IYeah. Let's take that offline. So You talk later wanna about it after the meeting? Okay, cool. But this whole thing is offline. We are not online. W
CRACKED COM open the kimono a sexist & racist way of saying reveal information
Instruction Manual Stop saying you're Looking for fast learner a and start telling them the truth. They won't be getting much, if any, training. CRA
We are right-sizing the company. Can't you just say you're gonna lay off some employees?
Alright Karen, I'll diarize our CRACKEDOON next meeting. Just use the word schedule next time, or words that don't sound like diarrhea.
Close of play It means end of the business day, but all you can picture is adults being picked up from daycare. To: Mom & Dad CRACKED COM.
Let's park that for now. Let's park that forever, it's a ridiculous phrase. CRACKED.COM
CRACKEDCON A LATERAL PROMOTION is just a nice way to tell you that it's not promotion. It's just a change of positions.
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Sounds good. Let's touch base about the updates this evening. How about you just use the word talk and avoid using something that sounds like a ba

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