Crap 'Buzzwords'

I wonder if we work for the same place? Either way, yes, I keep hoping for them to broadcast these stupid, self-indulgent non-events from a ski lodge or at least a cosy cottage, wearing chunky sweaters, but no...

UK company with predominantly US execs so we quite often have these culture clashes.

You'd have to have culture for it to clash, no?

(I can say this, coz we're basically a really far away, poisonous, diet America)

I'm looking forward to our "Townhall" aka "All-Hands" meetings.

There's nothing I like more than having to justify my existence to some bean counter.

The yank CEO who lasted a couple of years brought town halls to us. One of the many cuntish things he was responsible for.

'Fireside chat' comes from US Presidential addresses: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireside_chats

Originally on radio, so I guess the fire would have been in the listener's home?

We had to go through a very large, very painful merger with a different company, that forced all their stupid "town halls" and "fireside chats" and "open spaces" onto us. German, though, so tehy don't even have the excuse of being Americans.

The merger was years ago so loads of my colleagues have forgotten it used to be much less stupid than it is now (in many ways) but I remember

I don't think Australians are playing from a position of strength when it comes to criticising other countries' culture.

As I pointed out.

Anyway, Australia has plenty of culture. The English just wiped most of it away.

Crap buzzphrase, 'tell me you are xxx without telling me you are xxx'. 72% of fb posts now contain this.

I'm normally pretty charitable with this shit, but I fucking hate artifact(s).

fb posts

Tell me you are a boomer etc...

Tentpole.

As in “Ping me a message when you’re free to circle back on the tentpole campaign”

From your tone I'm guessing you don't work for a glamping company.

Very sick of hearing ‘key’. Anything else would work, really — important, critical, crucial, or even perhaps describing something more specific for the context (see also: vibes)

'key learnings' are the worst

KPI's

Lens as in 'let's look at this through a client-centric lens'

Oh do fuck off.

I work for a “Multi KPI Business” or so I get told every day

Even better when it’s just “this is key”

Ideation was used today in a serious conversation. Only ever heard people using it as a piss take before. It was a magnificent delivery as well, said with complete conviction totally oblivious to what a cunt he was being.

I've only ever heard it in conjunction with 'suicidal'

Not really a buzzword but people putting no? at the end of a question. "It's more likely Johnson is lying, no?". You're not fucking French.

Non

Even worse are the Americans that straight up say 'no' when they're agreeing with you, usually followed by a 'right'

Almost IKR but not quite making it?