To hate and loathe "buzz words" and want the users to receive penal punishment

[frizzcat]

You know the people I'm talking about, always talking about "blue sky thinking".
Or instead of saying they need to contact someone they say "oh I need to reach out to Jeffrey"

Then you have the people who just take it too far and start using bastard buzz words outside of work. A friend mine told me "you know Frizz you really should reach out to A N Other, they'd really love to hear from you".

IT'S TALK FFS - not "reach out" they're not falling off Everest.

So what's the most annoying bastard buzz words you've heard

[HecatePropylaea]

Can I add people who source everything.

For some reason it makes me want to strangle them. (the reason being they are total arseholes)

buy it, find it, fetch it, get it but for the love of GOD stop sourcing it.

[Morgause]

Cohort. Ban it or death.

[pianodoodle]

Pro-active

[HotSauceCommittee]

You've just got to think outside the box, OP.

[MrsSkilly]

My boss uses 'fundamentally' in every other sentence. Drives me insane

[ElloGuvnor]

'Moving forward' and 'on the weekend' give me the rage.

[ElloGuvnor]

'On message' is also bollocks.

[CogitoErgoSometimes]

For me, it's whenever another poor little noun gets turned into a verb. 'Shall we workshop that?'

[frizzcat]

I just need to add I hate people who start a thread on mumsnet and then just for the fun, start the very same again ...... And then had to report themselves.
Yes, sadly I am that twonk

[BitterAndOnlySlightlyTwisted]

When I worked in Corporate-Land we used to play "buzz-word bingo" at meetings. It was the only thing that made them bearable.

I've noticed the "reaching out" crap too and it makes me unreasonbly angry as does any obviously American Corporate bollocks-speak

[frizzcat]

work shop that ah now I just feel nauseous

[Neverwasacornflakegirl]

Someone asked me if something was alright with 'myself' the other day.
As in - 'I'm just going to double check that if that's alright with yourself.'

What happened to you?!

[frizzcat]

buzz-word bingo. Yeah I remember playing it, I was quite good and modest too

[Stepawayfromthezebras]

It's when people use longer words than they need to that I get really irritated. The ones that make my teeth itch the most are 'prior to' instead of 'before'; 'utilise' instead of 'use'; 'purchase' instead of 'buy' and 'myself' instead of 'me'

[Blib3]

I am getting wound up by everyone being interviewed on the radio at the moment starting their sentence with "So".

Q: What do you do for a living, Blib?
A: So, I'm a window cleaner.

[NigellasDealer]

it's a 'no-brainer' OP!

[NigellasDealer]

it has been 'evidenced' and I 'diarised' it

[WorraLiberty]

'Taking a power nap'

No you're not. You're just taking a fucking nap like everyone else

[treaclesoda]

You should task someone with actioning that punishment OP

[NigellasDealer]

that is a big ask treaclesoda!

[treaclesoda]

It is a big ask, but I'm sure someone will step up to the plate.

If we can't task someone with it asap, we could always park it for a later date

[LilacRoses]

BRILLIANT THREAD!! I love laughing about stuff like this.

[Chocotrekkie]

If you are planning that op you need a smart action plan to ensure adequate progress.

But make sure you put my name against the actions and not your own.

We will need regular update meetings.

[treaclesoda]

It'll be a development opportunity. Or unpaid overtime, doing a job for which you will receive no recognition or acknowledgement, as it used to be called

[TheHoundsBitch]

"Gifting" things. Fuck off