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to wonder when the following took place and why did noone tell me?

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StealthPolarBear · 15/06/2011 21:45

For about the first 30 years of my life, 'source' was almost exclusively a noun. Now it's almost exclusively used as a verb - why?

Which "Little book of management crap" decided that the new way to say "From now" or "In the future" is "Moving forward". If I hear it one more time I will scream and pull my hair out. Which other way would we be moving, when it comes to time?

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Original poster
StealthPolarBear · 15/06/2011 22:06

Or people talking about sourcing shoes

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BillyJoel · 15/06/2011 22:08

Well, that seems to give us the best bang for buck.....

PartialToACupOfMilo · 15/06/2011 22:09

Not management-speak (although my previous head of dept used it all the time...), but I hate hate hate 'suck it and see' - bleurgh!!

MarisCrane · 15/06/2011 22:10

Just what is the USP of this thread?

moaningminniewhingesagain · 15/06/2011 22:10

And new use of the singular - a bright red lip, a slim leg trouser. I don't get it. Too old to read Glamour anyway should switch to Woman and Home

CaptainBarnacles · 15/06/2011 22:11

This thread needs a step change.

PPPop · 15/06/2011 22:14

Why don't we do a straw man?

(WTF is a straw man anyway?)

2tired2bewitty · 15/06/2011 22:17

have you kicked the tires?

PPPop · 15/06/2011 22:17

Actually we need to leverage the model and share some knowledge

moondog · 15/06/2011 22:20

Oh God yes, that 'Best' thing.

wtf is that about.

People I rather like do it and I am gonig off them.
In same vein I can't bear people who talk of 'dairy'
Dairy what you numpties?
Stools?
Parlours?
Buildings?

PPPop · 15/06/2011 22:23

I dislike KR

Just type kind regards or put nothing! If you can't be arsed to type it out you obviously don't really give a flying fuck whether your regards are kind or not

MrsMoosickle · 15/06/2011 22:24

Moreover, empowerment of staff is a key driver for taking a pro-active stance in strategic decision-making oriented to market growth vectors.

jargongenerator

moondog · 15/06/2011 22:24

kr??
You are shitting us, right?
To peopel really do that??

It's like 'Congrats'
You obviously can't be arsed if writing the netire word is beyond you.

Haudyerwheesht · 15/06/2011 22:28

I agree we should get back to grass roots really, maybe a focus group would help?

Haudyerwheesht · 15/06/2011 22:28

I agree we should get back to grass roots really, maybe a focus group would help?

fuzzpigFriday · 15/06/2011 22:29

Hopefully the writers of such jargon will have a helicopter moment and stop using it.

'comfort zone' makes my teeth itch.

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StealthPolarBear · 15/06/2011 22:29

Kick the tyres has just reminded me of how we used to all worry about when the wheels would come off

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PPPop · 15/06/2011 22:30

KR is insulting to the recipient. I see it fairly frequently at work.

PPPop · 15/06/2011 22:30

My wheels came off a long time ago.

PPPop · 15/06/2011 22:32

Anyway, I have to take a raincheck, it's late.

Night all.

moondog · 15/06/2011 22:34

Me too

Best
Moondog

beanlet · 15/06/2011 22:35

Going forward I will task a raft of measures...

My three hate hate hates!

chubbly · 15/06/2011 22:35

We don't have one to one meetings anymore they are now bi-laterals.
But the worst one is a 'brain dump' or spider diagram as I call them.

WhatsWrongWithYou · 15/06/2011 22:35

I'm just off to get my ducks in a line, after a day playing telephone tag trying to touch base with key players.

beanlet · 15/06/2011 22:35

And gift as a verb when there's a perfectly good verb already. Hideous.