Corporate Meetings Are Hell. Business Jargon Made Them Enjoyable.
Back in my last work, I spent even more time in conferences than really doing the job those conferences had to do with. Anyone who’s operated in corporate knows the pain. You sign up with a “quick 30 -min sync” and suddenly you’re caught in an overload of worthless phrases like “circle back,” “drill down,” and “relocate the needle.”
At first, I used to make note. Later on, I recognized the only method to make it through was to play a plot I created: Corporate Jargon Bingo and trust me, it was the only happiness I discovered in a few of those calls.
When Lingo Attacks
I’ll never forget one telephone call where an elderly supervisor claimed to me: “Allow’s return to that activity product. We can take this offline, or I’ll ping you later. This kind of low-hanging fruit could be a wonderful fast win for us.”
In that single sentence, I calmly checked off seven boxes on my bingo sheet. By the time he concluded with “We’ll be in touch,” I had bingo! That was the minute I recognized: the bigger the company, the denser the jargon cloud and in my duty, I had no retreat.