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[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 9 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

People saying something needs to be flushed out when they really want it fleshed out.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 3 points 17 hours ago

Lmao!

I'd ask if they want me to get rid of it.

I also have a colleague who refers to Apple computers as MAC, and has at least once asked for MAC addresses of some devices when what she meant was IP addresses last associated with the devices.

[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 9 points 20 hours ago
[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 18 hours ago

game changer… also any other sports reference…

[–] reluctant_squidd@lemmy.ca 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Strategy.

No, your half-baked, half-plan you stole from an intern, is not only not good, the last guy tried it and we are still trying to fix that mess.

I’m not sure if it really counts as a buzzword though.

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[–] Nikls94@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

"Makes you feel like character"

Yes, this movie about a billionaire with severe mental issues who lost both of his parents makes me feel like I lost my parents too.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 6 points 21 hours ago (2 children)
[–] KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca 7 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I used to have a coworker who would also say things like "I'll ping you after the meeting" and I'd chuckle because it sounded so stupid.

One day he asked me why I was smirking and I lied and told him "You know what 'pinging' means, right? It's the act of putting a metal rod in your urethra and tapping it with a tuning fork."

He NEVER said it again.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 17 hours ago

He NEVER said [ping] again.

Alright, I'll peg you instead!

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[–] NotAnotherLemmyUser@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

What do you have against massages? I find them relaxing.

[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 10 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I don’t remember what it was exactly but someone said something along the lines of “we’ll need to massage it a bit as we roll it out” regarding a new system being implemented.

[–] jade52@lemmy.ca 9 points 21 hours ago

Oh god I've heard that one many times before as well. It's like adult baby talk

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 3 points 18 hours ago

We are working on a new strategy

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago
[–] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago
[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 19 hours ago

Probably ' servant leadership'.

[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

My current bugbear is "guesswork," although in my case this is in the context of the marketing bumf that my vendors and manufacturers slather their products in.

Apparently in the corporate world, the only purpose of guesswork is to "take it out of" things. Take the guesswork out of this, take the guesswork out of that. It seems at this point you are guaranteed that any time "guesswork" appears in a sentence it's going to be preceeded or followed by it being taken out of something, as surely as U always follows Q.

Once you notice the pattern (it doesn't take you long if you're sitting in my seat) the lack of originality becomes deeply irritating.

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[–] frozenpopsicle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 18 hours ago

I know we're going through some growing pains, continuing our commitment to efficiency and accountability.

[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 3 points 20 hours ago

I don't have a problem with the words - I have a problem with them getting appropriated and destroyed by corporates.

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