Definitely not a fan of reach out. Why not just say contact?

I've heard people saying reach out a dozen times in the space of a one minute chat - it sounds ridiculous.

Going forward, I like. Love it actually. So I suppose it's all just personal choice. Can I have a green light on that folks?

I actually don't hate it, but working in consulting, it's basically every other sentence, and it gets massively overused. Drives me slightly bonkers... particularly when it's combined with other consultant-speak and then everyone just sounds like giant twats.

That's why going forward is so useful. Almost as useful as at the end of the day!

is specifically British gibberish. It's very rare to see or hear that here. cob is common though, one may be expected resolve issues or meet challenges by cob.

"COB" has evolved to "COP" around my workplace... "close of play". I hate that one. COB I don't mind, but COP is ridiculous.

And on that note, I'm leaving for the weekend, this week has been long and craptastic.

Toodles.

When we bring new people onto the project we "onboard" them. Once they get here they have to go through a formal "onboarding session."

Gaaaaah.

Heh! Our human resource pool is to be augmented on Tuesday. I've just reached out for green lighting of a proactive onboarding strategy.

Since I used those words, I assume this request will be met by uncomprehending approval. I'll then take the person for a pub lunch and expense it.

Its understandable I suppose. I'm sure it gets lonely up there.

I guess it beats water-boarding

Close of play is excessively used at my work place, also "it is what it is"

I've heard end of the day used in the US and thought it was becoming more common there. I am particularly pleased when someone uses it twice in the same sentence (a bit like getting three cherries on a fruit machine).

No idea what cob is?

COB Close Of Business

I like laughing at corporate speak because it let's people know that I'm a real maverick who plays by nobodies rules.

While at the same time being careful to liberally pepper your language with enough acronyms to demonstrate the exclusivity and thus importance of your profession. TFN.

I hear this stuff a lot and any ironic amusement gained has long gone. The fruit is too low hanging to gain any satisfaction from mocking anyway.