AIBU?
Queenofknickers · 09/04/2013 22:08
Couldn't agree more - it is intensely irritating. Don't worry about the land grab - grab back (if you want to!) x
Another fun game is to start a new bit of made up management bollox and see how quickly he starts using it too! My example "we must leave a window open at the back of the house on this project" whilst nodding sagely - twat repeated it within a week.
MrsKoala · 09/04/2013 22:16
DH works for an american company and gets emails like 'thanks so much for reaching out to me today' after he has sent an email saying he's going to the dentist or something pointless. It's so weird. Sort of implying you really needed their support, when you just said something very ordinary.
EugenesAxe · 09/04/2013 22:17
You see, this is why I naturally fell into SAHMhood. Before babies I could swallow all that corporate wank. Afterwards I just wanted to nut people and I started to have precious little respect for senior managers. Especially those that punctuated their presentations with 'But hey!' or 'Look - [I'm about to completely skirt the issue and pretend I'm not by sounding all serious]'. No-one does serious accents for me anymore, except Captain Barnacles.
When I return to work I will be self employed.
I quote Ghostbusters: 'Well it definitely had arms, because it reached out for me...'
MrsKoala · 09/04/2013 22:28
i hate offline with a passion. But i actually want to hurt people who say 'moving forward'. i always say 'what!? do you mean from now on?' my boss says 'yes, moving forward can you say x when you answer the phone' and i say 'yes, FROM NOW ON i will say x' and she says 'yes, MOVING FORWARD' ...this can go on for sometime.
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