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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You got it totally wrong. Scientists have exactly as valid of world views as non-scientists. Let me guess, you are a bitter loser. Am I right?
Glassdoor is a joke, by the way. Talk about bitter losers, you either get former employees with grudges slamming the lab, or current employees who want to kiss management's ass by "anonymously" talking about what a great place it is.
You're trying to draw a distinction between staff at different levels that simply does not exist.
Indeed this is why people cannot speak to each other, drive cars, walk, interact, or function in society. Every view is personal, every narrative could be true and there is no way to talk to one another or even communicate. Just look at this blog.