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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Part of the problem today (my observation) is that millennials are spoiled, will not cut back spending, and must buy that new $35K+ vehicle and 2500+ sq ft home. Why brew your own coffee and pack a lunch when you can spend $15/day at Starbucks and $15/day for lunch and treats. Enough to cover the PG&E, water and cable/internet/phone bill.
Incidentally, you don't keep your clearance when you leave government for the private sector. So I think the title of this post is very misleading.
October 3, 2016 at 10:59 PM
Unless you work in the local oversight office for DOE, you are not a government employee. If you work at the Laboratory, you are a private sector contractor employed by LLNS. Why is this so difficult to understand?
Someone needs a refresher course in government ownership of companies, as in the Soviet era Eastern Bloc.
Of course, now that the OMB has been hacked by foreign actors (Chinese ?) all our clearance and family contact info might be put up for sale on the black web.
Pleasant thought !
October 4, 2016 at 9:37 PM
How do you know that's not already happened? The Federal Agencies (NNSA, OPM, etc.) are strangely quiet about how many of these employees have already had their identities compromised or screwed up by the information that was stolen.
October 5, 2016 at 11:21 AM
Not so. All potentially affected current and former employees have been contacted and offered free perpetual identity theft protection through a private firm hired by the government. I gratefully accepted and have been happy with the monthly updates.