An Unofficial Guide to Corporate Speak
“Let’s hop on a quick call” = regurgitation of the last group email that costs 20 minutes of your life you’ll never get back.
“What’s our committed timeline to get the deliverable out the door?” = does anyone have the foggiest idea what the sales team promised?
Another winner here, Tom.
I hated that office speak verrbiage working for a global digital marketing company a few years ago. What a bunch of crap!
Thank you, Ann!
The absolute worst!
What a treasure trove of office speak!
Your article uses usage utilization quite well!
“Strategic setback” = “We predictably failed to meet the ridiculous schedule and management was surprised because the project manager consistently lied about the risks.”
“We should” = “you should” or “someone other than me should”
"Hey" - I'm about to ruin your whole day.
“Let’s hop on a quick call” = regurgitation of the last group email that costs 20 minutes of your life you’ll never get back.
“What’s our committed timeline to get the deliverable out the door?” = does anyone have the foggiest idea what the sales team promised?
Another winner here, Tom.
I hated that office speak verrbiage working for a global digital marketing company a few years ago. What a bunch of crap!
Thank you, Ann!
The absolute worst!
What a treasure trove of office speak!
Your article uses usage utilization quite well!
“Strategic setback” = “We predictably failed to meet the ridiculous schedule and management was surprised because the project manager consistently lied about the risks.”
“We should” = “you should” or “someone other than me should”
"Hey" - I'm about to ruin your whole day.