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Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 1:10:46 PM   
Vendaval


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Status: offline 		Tired of over-used phrases and words at work?  Annoyed by people who cannot give you a direct answer? My personal pet peeve is using the term "issue" when clearly the situation has become a problem.

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"The Buzzword LineupIn research conducted by finance staffing firm Accountemps, 150 senior executives from the nation's largest companies cited these 10 problem words and phrases (in no particular order):
  • Leverage: "We should leverage our investment in IT infrastructure across multiple business units to drive profits."
  • Reach out: "Jim decided to reach out to this underutilized demographic."
  • It is what it is: "The server is down, and clients are irate. It is what it is."
  • Viral: "Our training video has gone viral."
  • Game changer: "The switch from LAN to WiFi was a game changer for our productivity."
  • Disconnect: "There is a disconnect between our customers' wants and their page views."
  • Value-add: "Where's the value-add in this increase in spending?"
  • Circle back: "I have to go, but I will circle back with the client later."
  • Interface: "My job requires me to interface with all levels of the firm."
  • Cutting edge: "Our cutting-edge technology gives us a competitive advantage.""
http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-the_most_annoying_overused_words_in_the_workplace-972

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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 1:20:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		yes i get tired of people using the samd cute phrases over and over and over..."at the end of the day" "cutting edge" etc etc etc....tese people watch too much television and dont read enough.

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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 1:21:53 PM   
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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 1:27:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Ven, you know, I was thinking about that the other day and I bet certain, Italian and Irish,....."organizations" have the same problem!

"Disconnect" "If that fuckin' scumbag doesn't pay his vig on time next week I'm gonna "disconnect" his fuckin arms from his fuckin shoulders!"

"Circle Back" "When that bastard comes out of the bar have Sean and Kevin "circle back" behind him and hit him with the bat!"

"It is what it is" "It is what it fuckin is!" "You got a fuckin' *problem* with that?"



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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 1:29:50 PM   
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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 1:33:47 PM   
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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 1:42:55 PM   
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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 1:49:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		I let all our salesman, managers and others that don't speak human language...explain every word they say.
Especially when I notice they had a course..and all use the same word over and over.
They use so many words to say nothing.

lol I always forget the words they use.....because they hardly ad something.
But I love the list in the first post.

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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 2:10:13 PM   
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Nothing good ever followed that one.


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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 2:54:07 PM   
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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 3:46:45 PM   
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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 4:16:44 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: DarkSteven

I always hated "ohhhh.... SHIT!"

Nothing good ever followed that one.


That's what happens when you delete code after 5pm on Fridays...

My peeviest-pet-peeve:  "impact" instead of "affect"

btw...when did 6 sigma folks get belts and such?  We learnt it back in the '80s and it weren't so fancy.


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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 4:17:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		"Cost effective downsizing" were the buzzwords last week after the manager got back from a meeting,

Mumblings of  "Oh....shit"  was heard among the staff.


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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 4:20:57 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: thornhappy

btw...when did 6 sigma folks get belts and such?  We learnt it back in the '80s and it weren't so fancy.



In my company, they have green belts and black belts.  The black belts are quite coveted and a small troupe of musicians follows each one around to play chimes and finger cymbals to announce their arrival into a department.

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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 4:36:49 PM   
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My pet peeve word is opportunity - as in "the death of the patient presents an opportunity for you". Seems more honest just to say " That patients death is a problem"

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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 4:59:10 PM   
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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 5:05:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Not so much a buzzword as it is a phrase that I hate hearing...."that's the way we've always done it" ....I always say who gives a shit....maybe there is a better way!

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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 5:07:11 PM   
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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 8:07:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		lately my biggest pet peeve; and is more a phrase than a buzzword, but when people at work say "I need" I grit my teeth, clinch my fists and remember to breath in really deep, and let it go before responding...

This phrase never gets a please or a thank you after it.

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RE: Buzzwords in the workplace - 10/11/2009 10:22:01 PM   
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I found it amazing that every single example was hypothetical.  No genuine success stories?


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