Top ten most annoying office buzzwords revealed – how many does YOUR boss use?
New research has revealed the most infuriating snippets of office jargon - guaranteed to make your toes curl and your heart sink
THE David Brents of this world rejoice in spewing a humiliating hotbed of cliches in a misplaced bid at firing up their workers.
Across the land, bosses and colleagues are guilty of trying to outdo each other in inspiring their employees - often with mixed results.
New research has revealed the most infuriating snippets of office jargon - guaranteed to make your toes curl and your heart sink just a little.
If you wanted to relive - or "atomise" - the daily rituals of office shame - here you have the top ten choice phrases.
The survey, which was conducted at London's IP EXPO tradeshow by Fuze, found that over a quarter of the IT professionals surveyed said "Give 110 percent" was their most frustrating phrase to hear.
While the infuriating catchphrase "blue sky thinking" also raked in 19 per cent of the vote.
Top 10 most annoying office phrases this year...
1. Give 110 per cent: Go above and beyond what is expected of you
2. Blue sky thinking: Being open-minded; thinking outside of the box
3. Low hanging fruit: Getting the easiest work out of the way first
4. Synergise: To work together collaboratively in order to be more effective
5. Outside the box: To think imaginatively, using fresh ideas
6. Square the circle: To achieve something that is considered impossible
7. Ecosystem: A complex, interconnected network
8. Atomise: To break something (eg. a problem) down into smaller units
9. Bleeding edge: A new technology/ technique that comes with a degree of risk
10. A lot of moving parts: A lot of departments/ moving components to manage at any one time
Commenting on the survey findings, Bradlee Allen, Product Evangelist at Fuze, said: ";In businesses across the UK, meaningless and often nonsensical jargon continues to be used.
"The use of cliches and buzzwords contradicts the move to replicate consumer-like experiences in the workplace and alienates both workers and customers."
He added: "The new generation of workers value direct communications. Phrases like 'Give 110 percent' only cause confusion and create barriers between colleagues.
"As today's workers bring new working styles and preferences to business.
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"We need to break away from jargon and move to more valuable conversations between workers."
Previous research by independent job board CV Library revealed that 70 per cent of workers would like to scrap buzzwords completely, .
Meanwhile 74 per cent of people said they believe colleagues only use buzzwords in order to sound more intelligent.
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