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Most Annoying Business Jargon

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Rated 0 points - posted 15 years ago by BrendaKaye in category Business.

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1.

Thinking Outside the Box

We've all heard this at every meeting within the last ten years.

21 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

2.

Going forward

As opposed to going backward?

20 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

3.

At the End of the Day

Went from cool to uncool almost overnight

18 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

4.

Touch base

Probably spoken more in the office than the baseball field

16 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

5.

Grow the business

You grow vegetables. You don't grow a business. Misuse of the verb grow.

12 points - added 14 years ago by guest -

6.

Ducks in a Row

Ducks? Why not ants or chickens?

9 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

7.

At this moment in time

4 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

8.

360 Degree Thinking

4 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

9.

out of the loop

3 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

10.

Blue Sky Thinking

3 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

11.

Gong Show

2 points - added 14 years ago by guest -

12.

In the loop

2 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

13.

Brainstorming

2 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

14.

Downsizing

2 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

15.

On the same page

2 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -

16.

Add something to the pipeline

Always leaves me with the thought of: "What the hell is he talking about?"

1 point - added 14 years ago by guest -