The Most Annoying Office Lingo

by mswen 6 contributors - October 06, 2008 + Add To This Guide

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Anyone who's ever worked in or near an office environment knows that buzzwords are the new black. Managers use them to feel powerful; hearing them makes employees want to vomit. They're intented to motivate and make sexy what's really going on: the same old work you've been doing all this time, just wrapped up in nicer paper and, this time, with a ribbon.

The word COLLEAGUE

Anytime by New York roommates come home and talked about their “colleagues” I wanted to throw myself out a window. The word gets under my skin. Just say, “people I work with”…“chick at the office”….“my friend from work?”

added by Chelsea 10/15/2008

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"Meeting Time"

This is a GREAT idea for a guide. I seriously have waaaaay too many things to contribute. But I have to say that whenever my boss said “meeting time” I totally cringed. There’s nothing worse than having pointless meetings (especially around 1pm so you have to take your lunch break early) that go on for way too long.

added by Elijay 10/15/2008

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"Let's take this discussion offline"

When you’re mid-meeting and start getting off topic, but it is still something perceived as worthy, it is often suggested that the discussion be “taken offline,” i.e., shut the hell up and maybe we can talk about this later, otherwise the God awful meeting we are currently in may never end.

added by JayFerris 10/16/2008

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