Work place overused sayings

[Vegas Seagull]

Ducks in a Row...quack, quack

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Seven years out of the grind and the same crap is being spouted...... and Im embarrassed to say I used quite a few of them.

One of my favourites that someone I know used which is nto used much now (or ever) was 'Dont FUBAR it!' FUBAR, when translated has such a punch!

 

[Norman Potting]

Seven years out of the grind and the same crap is being spouted...... and Im embarrassed to say I used quite a few of them.

One of my favourites that someone I know used which is nto used much now (or ever) was 'Dont FUBAR it!' FUBAR, when translated has such a punch!

..SNAFU is another good one!

 

[IndependentWSU]

Ducks in a Row...quack, quack

We have to 'Realign our ducks' FFS

 

[Badger]

"Let's take this offline."

You what? I didn't realise we were online, I thought we were just in a meeting.

 

[The Large One]

'Forward planning' - which, incidentally, is a tautology.

I don't say 'close of play', I actually says 'stumps'. I don't know if it annoys people, but it does confuse them.

One of our editors has an enormous list of over-used sayings. Many are already listed here; a few - well, I feel I'd have to gnaw my fist rather than type them in.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Having worked in IT (*** an acronym ***) for many years, I found that if someone used loads of acronyms, it often meant that they did not have a clue what they were talking about. So watch out for those who overuse acronyms, particularly techies talking to non-techies.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I use ''sod this'' ...needless to say i am a sole trader...and still in business

 

[Rugrat]

How about "reaching out" to somebody....or somebody "reached out to me"

bolleaux

Absolutely hate that. If I get anyone calling me saying "I wanted to reach out to you" I pretty well hang up right there!

 

[Badger]

Having worked in IT (*** an acronym ***) for many years, I found that if someone used loads of acronyms, it often meant that they did not have a clue what they were talking about. So watch out for those who overuse acronyms, particularly techies talking to non-techies.

PEDANT ALERT.

I think you'll find IT is an initialism rather than an acronym, unless you pronounce it like the word "it".

 

[Biscuit]

"Let's take this offline."

You what? I didn't realise we were online, I thought we were just in a meeting.

I work in a marketing (read PR) agency,

We take a lot of things ''offline'', we also ''Utilize'' a lot or ''pushback for seamless top down experiences''. I personally enjoy ''Benchmark optimization'' or ''touching base''. All works towards ''adding value to our best practices'',

 

[Hillian1]

There's no I in team

(But there's a u in ****)

 

[Jozza]

POETS - Pi** Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday!

 

[5Ways Gull]

I used to work for a large well known organisation, and it was decided we would start working much more closely with the Geneva office. There was a big strategy meeting by conference call. Apparently the Geneva end got very confused when one of the big wigs told them that we "Weren't going to try and boil the sea". They were also a bit perturbed later in the meeting when someone mentioned the "Elephant in the room"!

 

[5Ways Gull]

I'll never forget the first time someone told me I was going to be "Backfilled"!

 

[Grombleton]

When helping people with the more technical side of things at my last job, there would be different issues.

Two of my favourites being a PEBKAC and an ID:10T Error.

 

[kc1]

Lean.

If you know, you'll understand. If you don't know, I envy you.

Heard this for the first time in a meeting yesterday.....doing my upmost to swerve.

 

[Badger]

If it's not on the "roadmap" then you shouldn't be doing it.

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

'Paddle my/your own canoe'

I have never heard this in my work but my other half uses it at hers and has started saying it at home occasionally, it really grates on me.

 

[The Wookiee]

Failing to plan is planning to fail