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Stupid work jargon I hate it. Hate. It.
"Please manage your calendar so that the 8:00 original timeline is purged." Seriously...who talks like this? How about, "Please delete the original meeting from your calendar"? And when did "learning" become a noun? Ex: "What are our learnings from last season?" Do they know how stupid they sound? We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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And I thought my English is horrible.. | |
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zaza said: And I thought my English is horrible..
Your English isn't horrible by any stretch of the imagination. In almost every case, this awful English is the result of people trying to sound smarter than they are. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Genesia said: zaza said: And I thought my English is horrible..
Your English isn't horrible by any stretch of the imagination. In almost every case, this awful English is the result of people trying to sound smarter than they are. It's just like when people use phrases like "de facto" | |
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zaza said: And I thought my English is horrible..
it is. blah blah blah | |
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erik319 said: zaza said: And I thought my English is horrible..
it is. ..says someone who spelt Grenada wrong | |
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Genesia said: I hate it. Hate. It.
"Please manage your calendar so that the 8:00 original timeline is purged." Seriously...who talks like this? How about, "Please delete the original meeting from your calendar"? And when did "learning" become a noun? Ex: "What are our learnings from last season?" Do they know how stupid they sound? When I worked at a company called Time Computers (horrible place), we used to play Bullshit Bingo. We'd write down a list of words that nobody would say in real life. You know, pointless non-words (eg "basically") or things that make people think they're clever and important ("Incredulous"), without actually knowing how to fit them into a coherent sentence... Then we'd tick them off when the managers used them in meetings. Always made dull meetings go much faster blah blah blah | |
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erik319 said: Genesia said: I hate it. Hate. It.
"Please manage your calendar so that the 8:00 original timeline is purged." Seriously...who talks like this? How about, "Please delete the original meeting from your calendar"? And when did "learning" become a noun? Ex: "What are our learnings from last season?" Do they know how stupid they sound? When I worked at a company called Time Computers (horrible place), we used to play Bullshit Bingo. We'd write down a list of words that nobody would say in real life. You know, pointless non-words (eg "basically") or things that make people think they're clever and important ("Incredulous"), without actually knowing how to fit them into a coherent sentence... Then we'd tick them off when the managers used them in meetings. Always made dull meetings go much faster OMG - I love that idea! I am totally stealing it. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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I am subject to the phrase "thinking out of the box" so often that it has come to represent the type of thinking the phrase is supposed to discourage. My Legacy
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zaza said: Genesia said: Your English isn't horrible by any stretch of the imagination. In almost every case, this awful English is the result of people trying to sound smarter than they are. It's just like when people use phrases like "de facto" What exactly does that word mean? I've heard people use that word before, but I doubt it was used correctly. | |
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NastradumasKid said: zaza said: It's just like when people use phrases like "de facto" What exactly does that word mean? I've heard people use that word before, but I doubt it was used correctly. It means "being such in effect, though not formally recognized." For example: A de facto head of a company would be someone who is currently acting as the head of a company, without having actually been named president (or CEO or whatever). We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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NastradumasKid said: zaza said: It's just like when people use phrases like "de facto" What exactly does that word mean? I've heard people use that word before, but I doubt it was used correctly. I'd like to know ACCURATE meaning of "de facto" too | |
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Genesia said: NastradumasKid said: What exactly does that word mean? I've heard people use that word before, but I doubt it was used correctly. It means "being such in effect, though not formally recognized." For example: A de facto head of a company would be someone who is currently acting as the head of a company, without having actually been named president (or CEO or whatever). Thanks. Now I hate that even more | |
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Genesia said: NastradumasKid said: What exactly does that word mean? I've heard people use that word before, but I doubt it was used correctly. It means "being such in effect, though not formally recognized." For example: A de facto head of a company would be someone who is currently acting as the head of a company, without having actually been named president (or CEO or whatever). Thanks!!!! | |
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Genesia said: NastradumasKid said: What exactly does that word mean? I've heard people use that word before, but I doubt it was used correctly. It means "being such in effect, though not formally recognized." For example: A de facto head of a company would be someone who is currently acting as the head of a company, without having actually been named president (or CEO or whatever). Go 'head Genesia! The resident In a good way. | |
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NDRU said: I am subject to the phrase "thinking out of the box" so often that it has come to represent the type of thinking the phrase is supposed to discourage.
THANK YOU! | |
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Okay, this isn't jargon, but...
Yesterday, I overheard a co-worker say... I'm sorry, I don't shoot kids... (I work for an apparel company - and we have a line of kids clothing. ) We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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How 'bout ipso facto? That always sounds funny, too. | |
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At the end of the day, when push comes to shove, when the chips are down...
RAAAAA!!! STOP TALKING SHITE! Office speak needs banning before we all turn into smug, smarmy bastards who spout this crap as freely as Old Faithful spouts water. blah blah blah | |
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Ex-Moderator | Genesia said: I hate it. Hate. It.
"Please manage your calendar so that the 8:00 original timeline is purged." Seriously...who talks like this? How about, "Please delete the original meeting from your calendar"? And when did "learning" become a noun? Ex: "What are our learnings from last season?" Do they know how stupid they sound? Omg. My boss got the little squiggle line under “learnings” in a document and she turned to me and said, “learnings isn’t a word?”. And I laughed and said no. And then she asked what she was supposed to put there instead. When I suggested “lessons” she changed it to “lessons learned”. And she’s an incredibly smart lady! I think the corporate culture eventually invades your soul and you don’t notice anymore. I’m sure there’s crap that comes outta my mouth at work that never would otherwise. My list of hated words and phrases includes: paradigm (any usage, but especially “paradigm shift”) anything outside the box at the end of the day bandwidth off-line touch base |
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you're fired...worst ever | |
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anything that's "team" teamplayer, team building, etc. | |
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ItsOnlyMountains said: anything that's "team" teamplayer, team building, etc.
Oh, man - I hate that crap! You know what I hate even more than that stuff at work? When they try to get you to do it outside of work. All week...they've been shilling for this "Earth Hour" bullshit that's happening tomorrow night. They're trying to get 3000 people to sign up (double the number who participated last year). This political nonsense is a fairly recent development here - and I am not down with it. I keep it on the DL, of course (no sense painting a target on my own back). But I am PTFO that corporate resources are being used for this idiocy. I'm taking a little satisfaction from the fact that with an hour-and-a-half left in the workday, they aren't even up to the number from last year. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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"clustafuck"
I had never heard that expression until I came over to my current company. And in these past 4 years, I've heard it so many times I can't stand it. To make matters worse, mostly every project that turns into a "clustafuck" is a result of our own in-house ineptitude. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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They actually use the word "fuck?" We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Genesia said: They actually use the word "fuck?"
It's a small office, but when the OWNER is present, they shorten it to "clusta". By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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What exactly does 'state of the art" mean... I mean, I know WHAT it means but where did this come from? How does it represent top of the line? ~~~~~ Oh that voice...incredible....there should be a musical instrument called George Michael... ~~~~~ | |
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CarrieMpls said: Genesia said: I hate it. Hate. It.
"Please manage your calendar so that the 8:00 original timeline is purged." Seriously...who talks like this? How about, "Please delete the original meeting from your calendar"? And when did "learning" become a noun? Ex: "What are our learnings from last season?" Do they know how stupid they sound? Omg. My boss got the little squiggle line under “learnings” in a document and she turned to me and said, “learnings isn’t a word?”. And I laughed and said no. And then she asked what she was supposed to put there instead. When I suggested “lessons” she changed it to “lessons learned”. And she’s an incredibly smart lady! I think the corporate culture eventually invades your soul and you don’t notice anymore. I’m sure there’s crap that comes outta my mouth at work that never would otherwise. My list of hated words and phrases includes: paradigm (any usage, but especially “paradigm shift”) anything outside the box at the end of the day bandwidth off-line touch base Oh, geez yes! I HATE when someone uses that phrase. I used to work with a woman who couldn't seem to function without using it at least 10 times a day. That and "pencil me in." Yeah, I'll pencil you in alright. Straight up the you-know-what! | |
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zaza said: Genesia said: Your English isn't horrible by any stretch of the imagination. In almost every case, this awful English is the result of people trying to sound smarter than they are. It's just like when people use phrases like "de facto" Or, the word, 'literally.' I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. | |
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i work at a library.
library lingo 24 hours spinning in my head router=list to find books tardy=late shelf read=check your work are you up?=working at the front desk where's skeletor?=the master key to the break room. | |
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