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What is the most irritating example of corporate-speak?

Started by NoahVail 2 years ago 1 Comment

Tags: corporations, language, linguistics, office, slang

1.	"Think outside the box" (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 50 votes 966 pts
2.	There is no I in team (No description provided) 5 Comments	Vote! 37 votes 693 pts
3.	Synergy (No description provided) 1 Comment	Vote! 19 votes 337 pts
4.	Touch Base "okay team let's just touch base for a mo" In other words lets just stand around and listen to you for 3 hours. 1 Comment	Vote! 16 votes 283 pts
5.	Leverage i.e., "use" Add a comment	Vote! 15 votes 262 pts
6.	Action Items Something which needs to be either done or at least placed in a list of things in need of doing. 1 Comment	Vote! 14 votes 252 pts
7.	I wear a lot of different hats around here I never was fond of that analogy Add a comment	Vote! 13 votes 213 pts
8.	"Ask" as a noun You know, like "What's their ask?" How about request, proposal, demand? 1 Comment	Vote! 11 votes 212 pts
9.	At the end of the day (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 12 votes 211 pts
10.	Work smarter not harder Translation: Work harder and quit complaining. Add a comment	Vote! 12 votes 209 pts
11.	At this juncture (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 11 votes 193 pts
12.	Calling problems "issues" (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 11 votes 170 pts
13.	Raise the Bar (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 10 votes 163 pts
14.	Going forward. (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 10 votes 158 pts
15.	Paradigm Shift Just say, "new perspective" or something most would comprehend. Communication is about communicating, remember? Add a comment	Vote! 10 votes 158 pts
16.	Win-win win-win (wn'wn') adj. Of or being a situation in which the outcome benefits each of two often opposing groups: a win-win propo... [show more] win-win (wn'wn') adj. Of or being a situation in which the outcome benefits each of two often opposing groups: a win-win proposition for the buyer and the seller. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 9 votes 150 pts
17.	Take-aways (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 7 votes 116 pts
18.	Good to Go! (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 7 votes 111 pts
19.	Step up to the Plate (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 7 votes 100 pts
20.	Oh by the way I know it's 4:45 on a Friday, but I need this 16 hour project done by Monday morning. Yes, I know I've been sitting on it for two ... [show more] I know it's 4:45 on a Friday, but I need this 16 hour project done by Monday morning. Yes, I know I've been sitting on it for two months, but you're resourceful. Keep up the good work. [show less] 1 Comment	Vote! 6 votes 96 pts
21.	Best Practices (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 6 votes 95 pts
22.	T.E.A.M. "Together Everyone Accomplishes More" - Not day-to-day corporate-speak, but I had this "motivational" concept thrown at me at a st... [show more] "Together Everyone Accomplishes More" - Not day-to-day corporate-speak, but I had this "motivational" concept thrown at me at a staff meeting once. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 6 votes 89 pts
23.	Resource You know, what used to be known as an 'employee'. Add a comment	Vote! 6 votes 74 pts
24.	Learnings (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 74 pts
25.	Holistic "We take a holistic approach to providing customer-based computing solutions." OH STOP.... [show more] "We take a holistic approach to providing customer-based computing solutions." OH STOP. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 6 votes 65 pts
26.	Low-hanging fruit All of a sudden, the office is overrun by hunter-gatherers. 1 Comment	Vote! 3 votes 58 pts
27.	Take this off-line i.e when you're on a conference call and don't want to discuss something in front of all participants Add a comment	Vote! 3 votes 54 pts
28.	Integrated Solution (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 49 pts
29.	Proactive I'm perpetually mystified at how businesses can formulate a "proactive response" to something. Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 40 pts
30.	We'd like to give you this award for all your hard work. ... er... How about some of the millions that I made you instead? Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 40 pts
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BigDogRMF 2 years ago

There are so many... most of them bad... all of them I've heard a thousand times... How to choose..

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This topic was started by NoahVail on March 20th, 2006. 128 grupies have voted on one or more of the 44 answers.

Tags: corporations, language, linguistics, office, slang

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"Think outside the box"

There is no I in team

Synergy

Touch Base

Leverage

Action Items

I wear a lot of different hats around here

"Ask" as a noun

At the end of the day

Work smarter not harder

At this juncture

Calling problems "issues"

Raise the Bar

Going forward.

Paradigm Shift

Win-win

Take-aways

Good to Go!

Step up to the Plate

Oh by the way

Best Practices

T.E.A.M.

Resource

Learnings

Holistic

Low-hanging fruit

Take this off-line

Integrated Solution

Proactive

We'd like to give you this award for all your hard work.

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