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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It sounds like there is a cultural problem at DOE.
Meanwhile, back at DOE HQ where the bureaucrats love screaming at the labbies, they didn't bother to follow their own advice.
Figures, doesn't it?
February 8, 2013 at 8:42 PM"
It wasn't "advice" it was "policy" and they should be disiplined "up to and including termination" just as they mandate for the labbies who disregard policy.