What phrase do you hear ALL THE TIME during your working day, that makes you want to scream?!

[Ilovemychocolate]

So I’m a childminder.
Whilst out with the kids (presently four 2 year olds) I hear “you’ve got your hands full” multiple times a day!
Over and over again, and it’s SO hard to react with a smile sometimes! (But I do obviously)
When I worked in shops it was “printed it this morning!” if someone handed me a fresh note.
So what do you hear constantly whilst working, that makes you scream inside?!

‘Conscious of time’
’Hold the pen on…’
‘Have you sighted X on this’
‘The golden thread here is….’
’Our shared North Star…’

Aaaarghhhh.

PS - can anyone guess where I work?

When I used to work in a public service point in local government:

The exigencies of the service (mostly with a blend of amusement and contempt)

Its in the staff instructions.

Can you take a rotation message? (a message passed around by phone)

Public sector/civil service?

Seems we work together

It is also a trauma response ( I find there are a few similarities between the two) where not being understood has been an issue or you've been around people who pretend not to understand. But i agree with the other poster, it's good to train oneself out of doing it.

Got it in one haha.

BRO, from my teenager daughter and
My bad, grrrrrr

Yes, we also have DID and cPTSD.

I always want to reply "no but there is a U in c*nt"

Many many moons ago I worked at a Thorntons and they had a large chocolate fountain... "How do you resist sticking your face into it?" was a regular question!

Currently, as a nurse, "Have you got a minute?", Plot twist- it's never a minute.

“High level advice” - a term used by lawyers who don’t have subject expertise for the matter they’re advising on, who want to limit clients’ expectations about said advice.

But it’s become such an industry standard term, it’s widely accepted. The first time I heard it I immediately thought it gives the impression of weaseling out of giving proper advice.

'He's just a bit dysregulated'

'Amazing!' (what's wrong with simple 'thank you'?)

'Teamwork Makes The Dream Work!' Vomit-inducing and a lie - half the 'team' don't work, it's not a dream, it's a bloody nightmare, and, no, it doesn't work no matter how hard some of us try.

I'm so looking forward to tomorrow...

People punctuating their sentences with 'if that makes sense' every 0.5 seconds.

This!

Our shared North Star?? What the eff? Anyone uttering such nonsense is guaranteed to be a complete duffer.

"Can I pick your brain?" Said several times a day. It conjures up such unpleasant images too!

to be honest ( as if dishonesty is your default setting )and people who say like all the time when they are not making a comparison

‘One more question…’ - I work as a horticulturist which is basically customer service 100% of the time at the moment.
I hate answering phone calls - you sort someone’s issue and then they think they can ask a billion additional questions (it’s never just one) about every plant in their garden, not from us - and ask us to pull a full garden design including quantities out of our arse for them, for free.