Do you use Management cliches?

starWave · 25-07-2013 01:44PM #1

Do you use management clichés in the office? I think people who use these management buzz words are either trying to impress people that they're doing lots of work to "keep all the ducks in a row", or don't really know what's going on and have to "touch base" with someone to find out. And saying touch base sounds better than "I don't know, I'll have to ask someone".

Hande hoche! · 25-07-2013 01:46PM

Yes it's important for synergy.

BeerWolf · 25-07-2013 01:47PM

A what?

kingtiger · 25-07-2013 01:49PM

no and I despise it

heres a few utter bulls1t ones in no particular order

Going forward

End of play

Action This

Revert back to me

In terms of (really hate this one)

Blue sky thinking

oh yeah heard this one the other day

"Let's take this offline", Turns out they mean "stop talking about it"

Sir Humphrey Appleby · 25-07-2013 01:49PM

We are currently downsizing our utility of hackneyed expressions with the aim of obtaining enhanced positive corporate credibility going forward.

humbert · 25-07-2013 01:50PM

Based on past performance I'd have to say no but I'm thinking of sun-setting that attitude and going forward I'll try to be more of a team player.

podgemonster · 25-07-2013 01:51PM

Ah well you know its better to be the big crow at the bird table.

tmc86 · 25-07-2013 01:52PM

An older woman in my department came up to me telling me how busy she was and needed to get something done.

She asked if I had "capacity"

After a blank stare she kept repeating, "would you have capacity?"

Just ask me if I'm busy and if I could give you a hand, you moron.

Corvo · 25-07-2013 01:52PM

Oh, I hear some great ones.

" Synopsis "

" Data Dump "

" Stop **** in the cubicle "

MarkR · 25-07-2013 01:53PM

I try not to use management speak. I prefer to think outside of the box.

Duggy747 · 25-07-2013 01:53PM

Let's put this idea up the flagpole and see who salutes it, time for some clear blue sky thinking to try and push the envelope!

*shudder*

SeaFields · 25-07-2013 01:53PM

When someone uses "going forward" I instantly think they are an incompetent muppet like the idiot ex taoiseach that coined the phrase.

Aglomerado · 25-07-2013 01:54PM

:mad:

I hate management shyte-speak! "Touch Base" is a particular target of my hatred. One manager I had used to say "tic-tac-toe" as an even more annoying way of saying "Touch Base", I felt like punching him, instead I used to wail "Oh for f***'s sake", and ask him to translate, a sound fellow if he would just drop the buzz-words!

inforfun · 25-07-2013 01:56PM

Only when talking to managers and then i try to put in as many as possible in 1 sentence.

snubbleste · 25-07-2013 01:58PM

The reality is that going forward this will be an ongoing issue

castletownman · 25-07-2013 01:59PM

"At the end of the day it was a big result for us. They parked the bus and made it difficult for us to express ourselves and to play the way that we like to play. But the lads dug in deep, it was backs to wall stuff for a bit there. But the boy's special. It was a real six pointer, and a ding dong battle. We are happy to win and are positive going forward. I'm the gaffer......"

Bull76 · 25-07-2013 01:59PM

I don't think I have the bandwidth for this..... Is one of the one's that I find a complete joke.

krudler · 25-07-2013 02:00PM

Every time someone uses "revert" incorrectly I should be allowed, nay, encouraged, to punch them in their stupid face.

gitane007 · 25-07-2013 02:03PM

"once we dot our i's and cross our t's"

yeah nice one.

starWave · 25-07-2013 02:07PM

a walk in the cake

or, a cake in the park

Cody Pomeray · 25-07-2013 02:10PM

This language makes me queasy.

"Action" is the worst

"Yes I'm actioning this right now..."

working on it, you're f*cking working on it, you thick.

suicide_circus · 25-07-2013 02:10PM

"i want to touch base with you"

"**** off, pervert"

Miss Lockhart · 25-07-2013 02:10PM

Thankfully it's not much of a problem in my workplace.

The only two I hear are "touch base", which, while annoying, at least makes some sense, and "revert" which makes me instantly lose all respect for the person using it.

suicide_circus · 25-07-2013 02:11PM

Cody Pomeray wrote: »

This language makes me queasy.

"Action" is the worst

"Yes I'm actioning this right now..."

working on it, you're f*cking working on it, you thick.

it makes me lose all respect for a person when they spout nonsense like this. meaningless drivel designed to make stupid people sound smart.

The Backwards Man · 25-07-2013 02:11PM

No.

humbert · 25-07-2013 02:14PM

Going forward is just about tolerable in some circumstances but it's hard for me to keep a straight face when someone talks about actioning something. Usually the same type of people who uses ignorant instead of rude, humorous instead of funny and will paste an image into a Word document before sending it to you.

PhlegmyMoses · 25-07-2013 02:15PM

From what I can gather from this thread, people who use these terms are mostly above the people who have a problem with their usage. Hmmm........

General General · 25-07-2013 02:18PM

Negative.

biko · 25-07-2013 02:19PM

I work a lot towards India so get a lot of "please do the needful".

humbert · 25-07-2013 02:20PM

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

From what I can gather from this thread, people who use these terms are mostly above the people who have a problem with their usage. Hmmm........

Well otherwise you'd have people here complaining about their subordinates using a parlance they don't like and would, however subtly, have expressed that they don't like.

kowloon · 25-07-2013 02:21PM

biko wrote: »

I work a lot towards India so get a lot of "please do the needful".

Many thankings, sir.

When people start using them outside their job it gets annoying. That's when you make up your own.

Do you use Management cliches?

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