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maybe you can introduce it to your coworkers damookster Send a noteboard - 24/05/2019 04:42:58 PM

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You know every time you bring up corporate-speak that I share your suffering. Buzzwords exist in abundance within my company. The consultants we bring in for different projects seem to be the prime culprits in spreading this oral manure around. Everyone adopts it quickly in an effort, I think, to appear to be one of the cool kids. Fuck 'em all. Most of them are too old be "kids" of any kind. Hmph.

The next meeting or call you run, conclude by asking, Are we aligned? See how quickly it spreads. I've discovered in other areas that if an annoying phenomenon originates with me, then it provides amusement rather than suffering.

But yes. I loathe corporate jargon. Some of my coworkers are so conditioned they use it over beers after work.

Mook

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Are we aligned? damookster - 23/05/2019 06:07:06 PM 954 Views
Never heard that one aerocontrols - 23/05/2019 06:28:23 PM 616 Views
Agreed damookster - 23/05/2019 07:30:16 PM 620 Views
I'm laughing with you, and not at you. Jeordam - 23/05/2019 06:33:53 PM 629 Views
We're aligned *NM* damookster - 23/05/2019 07:32:42 PM 299 Views
Yeah, now that I think about it, I do see (and use) that one a lot... Legolas - 23/05/2019 08:27:50 PM 673 Views
This makes me wonder... damookster - 23/05/2019 09:20:56 PM 631 Views
Hm. A lot of the time we just use the English ones, really. Legolas - 23/05/2019 10:23:42 PM 661 Views
Interesting damookster - 23/05/2019 10:42:26 PM 661 Views
Isn't business buzzword a big thing in East Asian Languages / Cultures? *NM* Roland00 - 23/05/2019 11:19:36 PM 310 Views
Don't know. Maybe Tom would know? He's our resident linguist. *NM* damookster - 24/05/2019 03:24:03 PM 352 Views
Thank God no, I haven't heard it. It would change my alignment to Chaotic Evil. *NM* Tom - 23/05/2019 08:46:33 PM 319 Views
You are fortunate. In my last 60 minute call, align or aligned was used 22 times. *NM* damookster - 23/05/2019 09:22:18 PM 316 Views
They are trying to hypnotise you. Roland00 - 23/05/2019 09:02:52 PM 634 Views
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Thank all gods everywhere that I haven't had that one inflicted on me yet. LiterateDog - 24/05/2019 03:51:10 PM 602 Views
maybe you can introduce it to your coworkers damookster - 24/05/2019 04:42:58 PM 569 Views
Next time, tell them you're a member of this. LiterateDog - 24/05/2019 06:56:02 PM 756 Views
That's me! Non-aligned. *NM* damookster - 24/05/2019 06:59:21 PM 316 Views
So are we Aligned? I ask not of me and work, but instead the UK and the EU? *NM* Roland00 - 26/05/2019 11:43:12 PM 301 Views
No damookster - 29/05/2019 04:55:11 AM 600 Views
You tell 'im, daddy! *NM* LiterateDog - 29/05/2019 05:49:24 PM 292 Views
*NM* The Shrike - 30/05/2019 12:38:10 PM 310 Views
*NM* damookster - 30/05/2019 03:27:21 PM 316 Views
Not quite. Lift your ass a little bit. Vodalus - 30/05/2019 12:51:00 AM 653 Views
+1 *NM* HyogaRott - 02/06/2019 05:34:01 PM 374 Views
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