Gen Z is reshaping the workplace by rejecting corporate jargon and other workplace habits. A recruiter said young employees may be shirking norms because they feel less loyal to corporations. She ...
Corporate jargon isn’t just annoying. For some young workers, it’s the difference between understanding what your manager is asking from you and not. The most annoying corporate jargon making young ...
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Buzzwords are a form of corporate communication that is, unfortunately, all too common in the workplace. A buzzword is created to make something sound better than it is. From a psychological ...
Let’s face it. Business jargon gets a bad rap. I’m sure you’ve seen the countless Dilbert cartoons, the internet jokes, the memes… all making fun of a form of speech that has empowered us all to think ...
The Office, a mockumentary-style sitcom, has been a favorite for its hilarious take on the daily grind of office life ...
Move the needle. Boil the ocean. Blue-sky thinking. If these phrases have you rolling your eyes or scratching your head, a Los Angeles-based startup says it wants to help. Haystack, which provides ...
I got invited to this fancy CEO conference in London and they thought they were getting a linguist to talk about exotic languages but they weren’t expecting that actually I would give the talk in ...
Editor’s Note: ‘Happy Hour’ is an HR Dive column from Reporter Ginger Christ. Follow along as she dives into some of the offbeat news in the HR space. I have never been asked to take part in an “idea ...