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Wanky Corporate Speak Thread

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Chil1234 · 07/01/2011 15:49

Inspired elsewhere a thread for your direst examples of wanky corporate speak..... Come ladies, let's run it up the flagpole and see how it flies. For, as one of my old bosses memorably put it 'if we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure'...

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Lotkinsgonecurly · 07/01/2011 15:59

Ownership, my boss used to constantly talk about ownership.

Delegation by any other name.

Fuchzia · 07/01/2011 15:59

We are downsizing at the moment but even this fairly corporate speak term is too much for our bosses who are encouraging us to think that doing 3 peoples jobs because everyone else has been sacked is 'moving to a flexible working model'

scurryfunge · 07/01/2011 15:59

My pet hate is "wanting to touch base" with someone. Arrrrgghhh!

mincenmash · 07/01/2011 15:57

My boss is very like David Brent & comes out with them all.
Most hated:
thinking outside the box
blue sky thinking

I cringe every time.

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