Almost everyone has a colleague who grabs onto certain buzzwords and won’t let go. Office dialogue has begun to take on a life of its own over the past few years, commandeering phrases so that people who function outside of the corporate world can barely understand what is being said. In fact, there’s some question about whether or not the people inside the workplace even know what some of this jargon means.
Put in the spotlight recently in workplace surveys by Accountemps and Workfront, overused jargon has been found to bring stress and irritation to the workplace. Every company has its own culture and may even develop its own language. But if you aren’t careful, you’ll find yourself using vague terms that don’t actually communicate well.
