Most Annoying Corporate Slangs

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Corporate jargon can be annoying, filled with terms like "circle back" and "low-hanging fruit" that obscure clear communication,  here are some you can look at.

1

Circle Back

This seemingly innocuous phrase to discuss something later just feels like a fancy way of saying "I'm avoiding this for now."

2

Let's Table This

Similar to "circle back," it implies postponing a discussion without a clear path forward.

3

Synergy

This buzzword gets thrown around for any situation that vaguely involves teamwork. It's become so meaningless and just sounds like filler.

4

Actionable Items

This sounds more impressive than just saying "things to do" but it doesn't make the to-do list any clearer.

5

Move the Needle

A vague way of saying "make progress" that makes it hard to measure any actual achievement.

6

Bandwidth

Used to describe someone's availability, it implies information overload and makes people sound like machines.

7

Low-Hanging Fruit

This refers to easy tasks, but it can come across as dismissive of the work involved