From the Huffington Post Why Workplace Jargon Is A Big Problem http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/work-words_n_5159868.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business When we replace a specific task with a vague expression, we grant the task more magnitude than it deserves. If we don't describe an activity plainly, it seems less like an easily achievable goal and more like a cloudy state of existence that fills unknowable amounts of time. A fog of fast and empty language has seeped into the workplace. I say it's time we air it out, making room for simple, concrete words, and, therefore, more deliberate actions. By striking the following 26 words from your speech, I think you'll find that you're not quite as overwhelmed as you thought you were. Count the number that LLNLs mangers use. touch base circle back bandwidth - impactful - utilize - table the discussion deep dive - engagement - viral value-add - one-sheet deliverable - work product - incentivise - take it to the ...
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is laying off hundreds of workers.
The lab will give pink slips tomorrow to 330 career employees, and another 110 on Friday.
More than a third of those being laid off are scientists and engineers at the lab, which conducts nuclear weapons research and other national security and scientific work.
Lab spokeswoman Susan Houghton says Lawrence Livermore is working as hard as possible to place the laid-off workers in new jobs. The lab has identified more than 1,000 possible private-sector jobs that the laid-off workers might apply for.
The lab's work force was about 8,000 just two and a half years ago, but has been reduced by some 1,800 through attrition, retirements and layoff.
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