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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Suck it Steve Pearlstein!
Good advice. Please try to stay on topic.
It is about time that we either acknowledge that we need the government to actually employ the folks we need to run this country or that we at least have a functioning government contract oversight apparatus capable of holding contractors accountable.
It appears that we’ve chosen “none of the above” and it’s hurting us with poor quality and poor security (Job and furtive) at a high financial cost.