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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 1094 Views
Never heard that one aerocontrols - 23/05/2019 06:28:23 PM 736 Views
Agreed damookster - 23/05/2019 07:30:16 PM 753 Views
I'm laughing with you, and not at you. Jeordam - 23/05/2019 06:33:53 PM 754 Views
We're aligned *NM* damookster - 23/05/2019 07:32:42 PM 355 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 779 Views
This makes me wonder... damookster - 23/05/2019 09:20:56 PM 744 Views
Hm. A lot of the time we just use the English ones, really. Legolas - 23/05/2019 10:23:42 PM 805 Views
Interesting damookster - 23/05/2019 10:42:26 PM 815 Views
Isn't business buzzword a big thing in East Asian Languages / Cultures? *NM* Roland00 - 23/05/2019 11:19:36 PM 372 Views
Don't know. Maybe Tom would know? He's our resident linguist. *NM* damookster - 24/05/2019 03:24:03 PM 412 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 387 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 384 Views
They are trying to hypnotise you. Roland00 - 23/05/2019 09:02:52 PM 759 Views
Nothing. damookster - 23/05/2019 09:25:16 PM 736 Views
Woe Why do we have ethanol fuel subsidies again? Roland00 - 23/05/2019 11:12:12 PM 751 Views
Thank all gods everywhere that I haven't had that one inflicted on me yet. LiterateDog - 24/05/2019 03:51:10 PM 724 Views
maybe you can introduce it to your coworkers damookster - 24/05/2019 04:42:58 PM 687 Views
Next time, tell them you're a member of this. LiterateDog - 24/05/2019 06:56:02 PM 892 Views
That's me! Non-aligned. *NM* damookster - 24/05/2019 06:59:21 PM 372 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 358 Views
No damookster - 29/05/2019 04:55:11 AM 741 Views
You tell 'im, daddy! *NM* LiterateDog - 29/05/2019 05:49:24 PM 349 Views
*NM* The Shrike - 30/05/2019 12:38:10 PM 360 Views
*NM* damookster - 30/05/2019 03:27:21 PM 378 Views
Not quite. Lift your ass a little bit. Vodalus - 30/05/2019 12:51:00 AM 760 Views
+1 *NM* HyogaRott - 02/06/2019 05:34:01 PM 440 Views
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