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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Thank God, we must erase forever the legacy of Trump. I will be happy to lose my job at the labs if it means we can stop the party of Trump.
May Biden close the labs forever. Let the dream of peace and prosperity live forever.
You think China and NK are down with that?
3/10/2021 5:31 PM
The US has its own set of issues it needs to deal with like covid, structural racism, capitalism, healthcare, police brutality and human rights for migrants. After we fix these things we can worry about other countries.
If you stopped believing in "structural racism" and stopped calling illegal immigrants "migrants" most of your problems would go away. Reality has a way of clearing things up.