The Top 20 Most Annoying Buzzwords and Phrases in the Workplace

[Lightguns]

I know it is low hanging fruit and I have already had a shot but.....irregardless.  A former CO, an educated man with multiple degrees used that so much and so often that the English teacher in the battery nearly broke down. 

 

[sidemount]

Disagree with "seen". Its an acknowledgement you have actually seen something when a proper target indication has been given using GRIT.

These should be banned:

BLUF
CUB
For your SA

I'm sure there are some more.

My beef isn't with the GRIT....thats fairly important.....I hate it when its said in repsonse to anything that is said at the shop

 

[Biohazardxj]

My former supervisor was very fond of saying...........

"Let me play devil's advocate."  and  "On board ship we use to......"

 

[vonGarvin]

My beef isn't with the GRIT....thats fairly important.....I hate it when its said in repsonse to anything that is said at the shop

Seen


8)

 

[NavalMoose]

  "skill set"    just say skills fercrisake

 

[Bird_Gunner45]

for the staff guys there's "Fusion", "effects", and "joint". Extra points in Staff Bingo if you can get them all in the same sentence (ie- the fusion of joint effects"

 

[Journeyman]

"Roger that."    I'm content to use "yes"......or even just nod.

 

[sidemount]

Seen


8)

jackass

hahaha

 

[Danjanou]

Socialise
Stakeholders
Holistic / synergistic / comprehensive

Get rid of Holistic and about 80% of my work emails and 70% of our mission statement will disappear. I always thought it seemed appropriate for what I do and where I work as long as they were referring to a certain manual service offered at those other "Holistic" institutions all around the GTA.  8)

 

[ModlrMike]

"flash to bang"

 

[s2184]

This word really irritates me when unfriendly or trouble making people in the work place say it to me.


My Friend!  :facepalm:

 

[Journeyman]

....... those other "Holistic" institutions .....

    ;D

 

[Kilo_302]

"incent"

and the worst: "reach out"

 

[Eye In The Sky]

*be advised*  hada guy that would say that in sitreps or contact reports. 

 

[Navy_Pete]

I'm surprised there are only 20!

'Strategic Initiative'
'incentive'
'bottom up solution'
'Your feedback is important to us'
'communications outreach'

Also, second 'holistic'.  That to me seems redundant as it's the default approach; can't think I've ever been able to present a '60% solution' that ignores related external factors without being blessed with a new orifice.

Dilbert used to have an excellent random Mission Statement Generator which seems to be gone, but here is another good one; http://cmorse.org/missiongen

Pretty funny; sadly I think you could plug in a few DND favourites and use it directly.

 

[sidemount]

That generator makes my head hurt......so many words about nothing!  :facepalm:


haha

 

[Lightguns]

"Roger that."    I'm content to use "yes"......or even just nod.

I plead Guilty!

 

[Infanteer]

Using "Sirs" and "Ma'ams" as salutations in emails has crept into our vernacular in the last decade.  Poor, sloppy English.

PLEASE STOP!  The plural of "Sir" is "Gentlemen" and the plural of "Ma'am" is "Ladies".

 

[OldSolduer]

Using "Sirs" and "Ma'ams" as salutations in emails has crept into our vernacular in the last decade.  Poor, sloppy English.

PLEASE STOP!  The plural of "Sir" is "Gentlemen" and the plural of "Ma'am" is "Ladies".

I'm guilty. Thank you for setting me straight.

 

[quadrapiper]

Regarding Sir or Ma'am, using either, or their plurals, as nouns: "The Sir said..."