Report: At the end of day, corporate jargon isn’t a win-win

Corporate buzzwords are driving us all bonkers.


  • By Mark Gordon
  • | 9:30 a.m. February 13, 2023
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Corporate jargon is in the workplace and at home, study finds.
Corporate jargon is in the workplace and at home, study finds.
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Is your workplace “like a family” with a “boots on the ground” cool “vibe” that’s a “win-win” for teammates?

If so, then “FYI” you might want to “circle back” or at least “touch base” at the “end of the day.”

Why? All those phrases show up in a new survey from language education website Preply on the most annoying corporate jargon terms. “We spend around one-third of our waking hours at work — that’s often more time than we spend asleep or hanging out with our family and friends,” the report states. “So, it’s no wonder that workplaces tend to develop their own languages.

 

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