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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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Mark Gordon

Mark Gordon is the managing editor of the Business Observer. He has worked for the Business Observer since 2005. He previously worked for newspapers and magazines in upstate New York, suburban Philadelphia and Jacksonville.

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