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ijjysmith

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I hate it.

Words that aren't used outisde the workplace, so why use them in it?

My boss knows I hate it, so uses it more, the bad bad kopite that he is.

Already this morning i've heard words like 'escalate', 'process', 'lean', 'operating model' and there's more to come i'm sure. Normal words used in an annoying way.

Just stop it.

Any other examples from your work?
 

I always hear other coaches talking about taking kids on their 'footballing journey' and it makes my piss boil. My reaction is always 'you been reading the Level 1 coaching manual lately then?' as it's the most cliche, cheesy naff thing ever.

I'm getting angry just thinking about it.
 
I have always pondered why you maternal copulators let something as silly as words get you all riled up.

Just don't get it. Tell you what, you wouldn't get on in the military. When they smell weakness, they go for the kill (ie, push your buttons until you crack)
 
I'd be horrendous in the military mate. Like really bad.

Not due to fitness or whatever, but my attitude is all wrong and I don't like being shouted at. Especially at 6AM.
 

If you can bear it for a couple of years, YOU get to be the one doing the shouting! And BOY oh BOY is it FUN!!!!

When I was an instructor I made young sailors cry!!!!
 
We work a lot with Procter & Gamble and actually had a whole training session about how P&G communicate and how we should adapt our emails and subject lines and everyday talk to match them. My manager does it all the time and it is annoying as **** tbh.

"Going forwards, let's start to do this" - to normal people means "As of NOW we're doing it this way"
"I definitely take your point, but.." - to normal people means "I hear what you're saying but disagree"

Etc.

But they do have some good rules, do P&G. See here: http://extremepresentation.typepad.com/blog/2006/09/the_pg_1page_me.html

They use lots of abbreviations in emails too, so often you'll see in the subject like EOM NNTR (end of message no need to reply), or EOP (end of the play = end of the business), CPS (critical path schedule = timing document).
 
butters said:
We work a lot with Procter & Gamble and actually had a whole training session about how P&G communicate and how we should adapt our emails and subject lines and everyday talk to match them. My manager does it all the time and it is annoying as **** tbh.

"Going forwards, let's start to do this" - to normal people means "As of NOW we're doing it this way"
"I definitely take your point, but.." - to normal people means "I hear what you're saying but disagree"

Etc.

But they do have some good rules, do P&G. See here: http://extremepresentation.typepad.com/blog/2006/09/the_pg_1page_me.html

They use lots of abbreviations in emails too, so often you'll see in the subject like EOM NNTR (end of message no need to reply), or EOP (end of the play = end of the business), CPS (critical path schedule = timing document).
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I'd get very very stabby if anyone sent me an email like this.
 
ijjysmith said:
I'd get very very stabby if anyone sent me an email like this.
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Why? If everybody knows what it means it makes it easier for everybody, right?

Sometimes we send an email with the subject "FYI new CPS attached for [project] NNTR" :lol:
 


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