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7 Pieces of Corporate BS I Never Want to Hear Again

I think I just vomited in my mouth a little…

A long time ago now, I published a little piece about corporatisms I was tired of hearing. I was pretty stunned at the response — it took off like a rocket ship because apparently, all of us who work in corporate land are subject to this bullshit:

7 Corporatisms I never want to hear again

Seven is an awfully low number though, so here are a few other nuggets you might enjoy and identify with…

“We want to know what you really think”

Hahaha wow. No, you really don’t. This is one of those things that’s always said by management types with zero self awareness, who think they’re approachable and that they can actually deal with any feedback that isn’t glowing. The reality for us little people is that telling most management types what you really think is a one way ticket to career purgatory at the company you work for.

You’ll either get labelled as the pain in the ass know it all, or you’ll be branded as someone who can’t read the lay of the…