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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

"Actionable insights" is the opposite of these corpo buzzwords.

It's a phrase I use to shut down clients when they ask for something that doesn't have value. Also know as interesting but not actionable. I prioritize my time on finding actionable insights. Data that can drive decisions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Customer success management

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Ok but hear me out.

We acquired 20 new logos this month!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

Where's unlock?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Check out Wierd Al's Mission Statement for a primer

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

George Carlin also has a bit of just corporate jargon stapled together to make a short little speech.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

My least favourite was my company motto of "Personal, Simple, Brilliant." It was supposed to be an ethos that ran through the whole company. It was actually just what management expected front line workers to be towards customers, regardless of whether the business leaders were making decisions to screw over the customer and the front line staff or not.

The amount of times I asked for support only to be shot down and laughed at when I told them "Well, that doesn't sound very personal, simple or brilliant to me." when speaking of their management culture.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

I'm fucking mad that I hear many of these every day and ENGLISH IS NOT MY FUCKING MOTHERTONGUE YOU FUCKING FUCKS

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago

Same, but to be honest.. attempts to migrate some words to your own language can also get very awkward.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

For some unknown reason the phrase "thought leader" drives me crazy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago

How do you feel about “Leading thought leader”? 🤮

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

what are “new verticals”? do i even want to know?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Verticals are industries. I.e, "services" or "wholesale" are verticals.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

They are opportunities for increasing shareholder value through innovative and disruptive market-leading practices.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago

I mean not necessarily, they could just be ways to expand profit centers by increasing pipeline opportunities through net new MQLs

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Agile and synergize aligned itself into this chat.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

look at this guy being proactive

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

It's interoperable, baby. It's how we get to "done" by energising ourselves, being more agile, adapting to new models, and advocating on behalf of--

Okay, I can't do anymore I'm repulsed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I hate you for writing that. I hate that those words are present in my daily work life. Fuck corporate language.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Let’s table that for a second and circle back to it. Help me understand why you hate me for writing that. What can I do to help? Consider that our goal is to maximise our efficiency by staying in our lanes, escalating where required, and providing all necessary language to our partners for transparency’s sake.

LOL I’m really sorry to do that to you bud but it’s fun to laugh at the way we have to talk in corporate world

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

No worries, it's all in good fun :)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago

The one I hate most: "Art of the Possible".

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago)

Alternative title how you know you need to find another place to work

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

To be fair, Game Changer was a great strain. Very creative, me an a bud enjoyed some an launched into DND world building for an hour an a half

[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I cannot tell you how many bosses Ive had/ heard say they are going to have a moment of "radical kindness" and then proceed to just RIP into their employees until they cry.

Corporate double speak is wack.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago

This sounds quite specific for something you had to experience multiple times. Hope the people are ok and you found something better to work for.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 hours ago

Grit. I worked at a massive tech company that found this one and it was fucking everywhere. I don't mind the basic concept of it, but it was just in every conversation for like 2+ years.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I'm in full swing of a job search and I painfully relate to this image

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 hours ago

No way, this is a great reference chart. All the actionables have been curated into one place.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 hours ago

This shit makes me want to start a cult in the woods so I can live completely isolated from corporate culture bullshit

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