We definitely need more simple, clear language in the workplace! Corporate buzzwords feel like smoke and mirrors these days. You can have entire conversations where nothing meaningful is communicated at all. These terms may have served a purpose at some point, but now they are functionally useless because people just use them when they don't want to elaborate or explain their thinking.
I was volunteered to waste my time on a government committee back in the 1990s, for government high-up folks to come face to face with business people. Two of we business types were caught red handed playing bullshit bingo, and the saddest part was that the government bods simply could not understand what we were doing. They were genuinely bewildered that not everybody thought that way.
I found out from personal experience that the integration between private sector and government people is nigh on impossible. Culture is so powerful it’s unreal.
Buzzword Bingo and Plain English Fridays… sign me up!! Really great post. It was funny as always but this topic is one that gets on my nerves. I cannot stand jargon! Well done!
Thank you so much @Sophia Rook ♟️ it is one of my biggest bug bears about corporate life, buzzwords are so pretentious and unnecessary it’s not even funny anymore
Yes I completely agree. Haven’t they “gotten the memo” by now? I hate that it’s still happening… and more words keep getting added. I had a coworker who kept saying “lean in” after reading the book of the same title and it made me gag every time.
Oh, this one “We’re not just moving the needle - we’re redefining the gauge”. Pure gold!
Love this post! And we have AI generated emails on top! I cannot stand the words, unwavering commitment, heartfelt gratitude….
Brilliant!
Thank you very much my friend ❤️ glad you enjoyed it
We definitely need more simple, clear language in the workplace! Corporate buzzwords feel like smoke and mirrors these days. You can have entire conversations where nothing meaningful is communicated at all. These terms may have served a purpose at some point, but now they are functionally useless because people just use them when they don't want to elaborate or explain their thinking.
Exactly. And they are the tool of sycophancy for the greasy pole climbers
I was volunteered to waste my time on a government committee back in the 1990s, for government high-up folks to come face to face with business people. Two of we business types were caught red handed playing bullshit bingo, and the saddest part was that the government bods simply could not understand what we were doing. They were genuinely bewildered that not everybody thought that way.
I found out from personal experience that the integration between private sector and government people is nigh on impossible. Culture is so powerful it’s unreal.
Two separate worlds that perhaps will never meet?
Yeah perhaps
Buzzword Bingo and Plain English Fridays… sign me up!! Really great post. It was funny as always but this topic is one that gets on my nerves. I cannot stand jargon! Well done!
Thank you so much @Sophia Rook ♟️ it is one of my biggest bug bears about corporate life, buzzwords are so pretentious and unnecessary it’s not even funny anymore
Yes I completely agree. Haven’t they “gotten the memo” by now? I hate that it’s still happening… and more words keep getting added. I had a coworker who kept saying “lean in” after reading the book of the same title and it made me gag every time.
I guess we should look at the positives: buzzwords help us sort the pretentious sycophants from the no-nonsense doers that don’t use them
Ok yes. You have a very good point there.
Ugh