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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August 1, 2011 6:12 AM
"Quite"?? Come on you can do better than that. Can't you? Would you write a letter to a major newspaper who would only publish it with your real name without checking it? Stop being so intellectually lazy. You're supposed to be a scientist, right?
..... Hey at least you noticed. Most people going through the gate are snobs who can't even return a simple good morning.
Why would our guards guit? Besides the huge money they now make due to overtime, I hear they will get a $50K bonus for staying amd have a guaranteed job until 2014, even though we won't need tnem once the SNM is gone. Besides, where would they go?
Why would our guards guit? Besides the huge money they now make due to overtime, I hear they will get a $50K bonus for staying amd have a guaranteed job until 2014, even though we won't need tnem once the SNM is gone. Besides, where would they go?
August 4, 2011 9:34 PM
Your lack of knowledge of the guard force is astounding, as is you lack of spelling skills. "guit?" "amd"? "tnem"? Stop posting drunk.