Corporate Speak

[TGantz]

We are rebranding a new logo. We are a non-profit spending money on all new swag, business cards, changing all of our forms, etc. As if we needed more B.S on our plate.

[JL21]

"We need to find a way to have more frequent touch-base points"

You mean [expletive] talk to someone?

[jim]

I am interviewing candidates for a new position, someone basically straight out of college. One of the candidates was weak, I was talking with a person on the interview panel who is pretty good with the buzzwords, and I asker her what she thought of the person. Word for word, she said: "I think he will work out just fine, but we may have to fire him".

Not making that up.

Get them out of their comfort zone with the buzzwords, and it's a comedy.

[Arthur Dent]

I am interviewing candidates for a new position, someone basically straight out of college. One of the candidates was weak, I was talking with a person on the interview panel who is pretty good with the buzzwords, and I asker her what she thought of the person. Word for word, she said: "I think he will work out just fine, but we may have to fire him".

Not making that up.

Get them out of their comfort zone with the buzzwords, and it's a comedy.

Huh? What do you think she meant by that? Or is it a so used to using buzzwords to say nothing at all that you can't actually form a coherent thought thing?

[jim]

I am interviewing candidates for a new position, someone basically straight out of college. One of the candidates was weak, I was talking with a person on the interview panel who is pretty good with the buzzwords, and I asker her what she thought of the person. Word for word, she said: "I think he will work out just fine, but we may have to fire him".

Not making that up.

Get them out of their comfort zone with the buzzwords, and it's a comedy.

Huh? What do you think she meant by that? Or is it a so used to using buzzwords to say nothing at all that you can't actually form a coherent thought thing?

She has a tendency to just talk nervously and this type of rambling nonsense can come out from time to time between buzzword laced periods, so I'm not entirely sure. If I had to guess I would say she meant that she thought he would probably do the job, but worst case we can get rid of him within the probation period. Really just a guess though. I just let it go.

[UK]

We call employees "Stakeholders" and our Human Resources Department "Talent Department".

I never understood the need for fluffy titles.

[Radbird]

Recruiting is now Talent Acquisition

[Freed Roger]

Not really corporate speak, but snake oil salesperson speak - the Pres candidates say it:


"....blah blah blah ...But I can tell you this."

[Freed Roger]

" circle back"

[ghostrunner]

I'm going to say this is an extension of corporate speak. Siemens rebranded some branch of themselves as "Healthineers" complete with an elaborate song/stage production. I had roughly the same feeling I get whenever I see a leaked Scientology video.