To not want to copy this?

[Stangerthings]

"I am just reaching out to you" FFS do you mean you are contacting me!!!

I can't bear that phrase!
I hear it all the time in online meetings and cringe every time.

See also 'just wanted to touch base'

'Can we park that thought'

'I'll try and source that'

Someone recently asked me "is anyone utilizing that chair" I replied, "do you mean is anyone sitting in it!"

Also "thanks for the heads up" I hate this!!!

Along with myself, yourself etc inserted into every sentence where me or you would perfectly suffice.

Ugh, yes.

People who think that using a long word instead of a concise, and often the correct word, makes them look more intelligent.

I can't get worked up about it. We're all just trying to get our jobs done, with our overly polite British way of communicating.

I'm more annoyed by women using subordinate language such as 'I'm just wondering' 'Could I possibly ask you...' etc. I've had to ruthlessly quell this in myself.

Aubriella yes!

"this is probably a stupid question" before an excellent question

"just ignore me if you've already thought of this" before something important that very obviously hasn't been considered

"I'm not sure if this is relevant but" before something that's straight to the point

All from women I've encountered through work in the last couple of days. Grr.

I think it's intended to be a form of politeness.

"Reaching out" is, metaphorically, less invasive than "contacting". It implies "I am requesting contact but not actually touching you". It also has connotations of… almost supplication, a request, making oneself vulnerable, as opposed to just going ahead and "contacting" — if you physically touched someone without permission that would be more of an imposition than reaching out towards them in a requesting kind of way.

Lean in

Be alive to

Best regards - even worse just Best

Urghhhhhhhhh

Since "utilise" means to use something in a manner for which it wasn't originally designed, I would wonder what they were planning to do with it!

Corporate jargon is insufferable!!

”Circle back round”
“By the end of play”
”Warm regards”

What, like Mr Tickle?

😆

Any emails trying to sell me stuff that talk about 'reaching out' or similar nonsense get deleted.

As long as they weren't reaching out to confront you...

Its bullshit bingo at its finest. The one that I really cant stand is "thought leadership". I refuse to look up what this ridiculous phrase is supposed to me and just stare blankly at anyone who used it.

You need this:

I had a boss that you could have a drinking game during a meeting everytime "we are all in this together" "we are a team"