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View Poll Results: Which of these have you caught yourself using?
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let's put a pin in this one (or circle back to it)
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15.79% |
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outside the box
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68.42% |
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i don't have the "bandwidth." (time, etc)
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multi-tasking (even if you're doing one at a time)
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52.63% |
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some phrase you don't understand or just made up
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08-26-2010, 05:34 PM
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annoying office jargon
i didn't want to put this in the annoying quirks thread. please add any you've heard.
the poll allows for multiple selections.
http://www.theofficelife.com/busines...tionary-A.html
http://lifehacker.com/265894/the-cub...-office-jargon
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3014702.stm
strategic imperative
vertical
we'll circle around to this (aka put a pin in it)
let's touch base (*"touch base with me" ...blechhh)
outside the box
drill down to a more granular level
workaround
paradigm
backfill
driver's seat
teambuilding exercise
at the end of the day
impactful
same page
ducks in a row (get organized)
ballpark figure
pushing the envelope
bandwidth (do you have the "time/capability?")
blamestorm (pick a scapegoat)
stir-fry an idea in your think wok
bobbleheading (blankly nodding)
going forward (aka "in the future")
be a team player on this
'cause we need all hands on deck
Last edited by FHwku; 08-26-2010 at 05:52 PM.
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08-26-2010, 05:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FHwku
drill down to a more granular level
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I do hate this one lol...
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stir-fry an idea in your think wok
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...and I would quit on the spot if I heard this.
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08-26-2010, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by knight_shadow
I do hate this one lol...
...and I would quit on the spot if I heard this.
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SRSLY
"it is what it is."
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08-26-2010, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by agzg
"it is what it is."
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My co-worker says this CONSTANTLY. Drives me insane.
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08-26-2010, 05:58 PM
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08-26-2010, 06:11 PM
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way-ta be a team player on this one, annabella. your input on this one really added value to this whole situation. unsuck-it is just the kind of solutioneering website i like to see integrated into this convo. this is why the big guys upstairs see you as an upwardly mobile juggernaut.
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08-26-2010, 06:17 PM
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I hate it when someone wants to "solution" a problem .. find a solution for a problem, ok or solve a problem, but solution is NOT a verb.
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08-26-2010, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by AZ-AlphaXi
I hate it when someone wants to "solution" a problem .. find a solution for a problem, ok or solve a problem, but solution is NOT a verb.
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Ugh. That's terrible.
But now I want to tell someone on my team to "solute" something.
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08-26-2010, 08:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AZ-AlphaXi
I hate it when someone wants to "solution" a problem .. find a solution for a problem, ok or solve a problem, but solution is NOT a verb.
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A kitten just died...
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Originally Posted by agzg
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"it is what it is."
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What the hell else would it be??? 
A guy I work with loves to say "Check it out and make sure that everything is copacetic." Stop trying to sound intelligent. On top of that he says it "copastetic" which is just wrong!
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08-26-2010, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Animate
A guy I work with loves to say "Check it out and make sure that everything is copacetic." Stop trying to sound intelligent. On top of that he says it "copastetic" which is just wrong!
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The VP of my department says that constantly. It makes me want to leap over my cube wall and tear the walls down running around screaming about how stupid it is.
I've started responding "Yes, everything is FINE."
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08-26-2010, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
"At the end of the day..."
"Problem solve" used as a verb.
Part of me dies inside when I hear these.
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I agree with the "at the end of the day" but Problem Solve IS a verb
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/problem-solve
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Originally Posted by agzg
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"it is what it is."
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Agree, 100% with this one!
Our buzz word lately is "employee engagement" and we take an annual "engagement survey". One of the questions is "I have a best friend at work" and we all complained about that question last time but it still appears. We are told to interpret as "I have people who support me and who I enjoy spending time with at work" but if that's what they want to know, then that's what the question should say. 
What we all really want are raises for the first time in three years, our retirement matching back and the days off they took away back. That's it. We're all fine other than those things. Of course, they don't ask about that stuff!
Oh, and we have huddles now.
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08-26-2010, 06:41 PM
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This is when I praise baby Jesus that I am not in an "office environment."
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08-26-2010, 07:23 PM
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"At the end of the day..."
"Problem solve" used as a verb.
Part of me dies inside when I hear these.
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08-26-2010, 07:50 PM
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Great synergy here, guys.
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08-26-2010, 08:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by unicorn
Great synergy here, guys.
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This word absolutely grates at every fiber of my being.
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