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DaveLovesDee

Nov 6th 2010 12:49 pm

Office Phrases You Love To Hate

BBC

I've heard #33 more than a few times.

CanadaJimmy

Nov 6th 2010 7:07 pm

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1. "When I worked for Verizon, I found the phrase going forward to be more sinister than annoying. When used by my boss - sorry, "team leader" - it was understood to mean that the topic of conversation was at an end and not be discussed again."
Nima Nassefat, Vancouver, Canada

Unbelievable, my boss here says pretty much the same thing, "go forward", all the time.

Must be a Vancouver thing.

ducktastic

Nov 6th 2010 9:38 pm

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Originally Posted by CanadaJimmy (Post 8966510)

Unbelievable, my boss here says pretty much the same thing, "go forward", all the time.

Must be a Vancouver thing.

My personal favourite that I have heard is

'we need to square the circle'

What the hell does that mean??!!!

edwinslad

Nov 7th 2010 12:58 am

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Originally Posted by ducktastic (Post 8966689)

My personal favourite that I have heard is

'we need to square the circle'

What the hell does that mean??!!!

I hated being "on the critical path" because sometimes the "deliverables" couldn't be obtained.

el_richo

Nov 7th 2010 4:09 am

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"That El_Richo, what a toss-rag" is a phrase i often hear, and hate.

Zoe Bell

Nov 7th 2010 4:21 am

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Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 8967277)

"That El_Richo, what a toss-rag" is a phrase i often hear, and hate.

On a similar vein " Zoe knows how to do that"

I have developed an amazing touch of selective amnesia with regard to certain tasks that fall outside my job description.

gad33

Nov 7th 2010 5:05 am

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Originally Posted by CanadaJimmy (Post 8966510)

Unbelievable, my boss here says pretty much the same thing, "go forward", all the time.

Must be a Vancouver thing.

Is that a Canadian expression? I heard it all the time in my last job and drove me crazy.

deepfriedbrain

Nov 7th 2010 5:20 am

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Originally stolen from a chain email, but adopted with gusto in the office I used to work in: 'Oh look, the ***** up fairy has visited again'

Tuppence

Nov 8th 2010 12:17 am

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The one that's confusing the hell out of me, is "out of pocket".
Nothing to do with money, but meaning someone is out of the office and can't be contacted :confused:
What the bloody hell is that all about?

Atlantic Xpat

Nov 8th 2010 12:35 am

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I had a boss in Canada that used to infuriate me by using the term 'He/She has some free cycles' to say that someone had some free time/capacity to take on more work. Actually, he used to infuriate me in many other ways but that's a different story.......;)

ireland2canada

Nov 8th 2010 12:47 am

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I read a job ad recently which contained the following inexplicable mess:

"The successful incumbent will be able to leverage their own diversity".

BristolUK

Nov 8th 2010 1:27 am

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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat (Post 8968764)

I had a boss in Canada that used to infuriate me by using the term 'He/She has some free cycles'

You should have asked how many gears they had. :rofl:

BristolUK

Nov 8th 2010 1:29 am

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Originally Posted by ireland2canada (Post 8968789)

I read a job ad recently which contained the following inexplicable mess:

"The successful incumbent will be able to leverage their own diversity".

You should send that to Simon Hoggart at the Guardian. He compiles job ads like that.

Jingsamichty

Nov 8th 2010 1:32 am

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Originally Posted by ireland2canada (Post 8968789)

I read a job ad recently which contained the following inexplicable mess:

"The successful incumbent will be able to leverage their own diversity".

Translation: "Sell things to people the same colour as you." ?

Sherlock Holmes

Nov 8th 2010 1:36 am

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Here's one I actually liked when I worked: I see the paper eagle has shat in my in tray again.

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