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Anyone else getting irritated by people 'moving forward'????
Seems to be the catch phrase of the new millenium, i barely hear an interview these days without someone 'moving forward' :mad: Govts, politicians, footy coaches on the end of 100+ point hidings, cricket teams who lose Ashes tests and in general people that fail at absolutely everything are moving f***ing forward!
Until time travel is possible we are all moving forward so thanks for stating the blindingly obvious.

Another wanky double speak caught my attention today 'same sex attracted' WTF??? Is there something wrong with saying you're goddamn gay?

No wonder nobody knows what the hell anyone else is saying these days :banghead: or maybe im just an uneducated neanderthal, someone let me know when it's safe to come out from the cave.....
 
Jargon is contagious.

Moving forw.... errr, sorry, bear with me... err I mean.... oh never mind. I mean in the future, people will just have to find new jargon to be infected with. :p:
 
Yep, I agree, Springhill.

It's up there with meaningless cliches making various sentimental observations.

The expression that most irritates me because it's so overused, yet is so meaningless is "achieving closure". What the hell is closure?

Does it mean that because a body is finally found after someone has been missing for years, the family then says to themselves;

'oh, jolly good, now that we know he was murdered we're really cool with everything'. So simply silly.
 
I think "moving forward" and "closure" is for people that don`t want to be reminded or wish to forget about the sad, traumatic and disappointing experiences in the past. What happens though is media, friends and family like to revisit (psychologically) someone elses past experience.

I have read that revisiting painful past experiences is therapeutic but that is complete nonsense because stimulating via recall reinforces that painful experience and potentially paralyses the person.
 
Ok, I've got a good one for you lot. I work for one bank full of w*nkers which has recently taken over another bank full of w*nkers and some tool labelled the process of packing us all in together like battery hens as a...wait for it....."desk intensification" exercise.:banghead:
 
Surfer35 said:
Ok, I've got a good one for you lot. I work for one bank full of w*nkers which has recently taken over another bank full of w*nkers and some tool labelled the process of packing us all in together like battery hens as a...wait for it....."desk intensification" exercise.:banghead:
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LOL, I think it is good of you to stay on and give the winkers a hand.
 
Most jargon is created by experts. They do this to separate themselves from the masses

So when they use jargon, the masses go awwwwwe - he must be an expert because he knows words that I don't.:D

Cheers
 
Surfer35 said:
Ok, I've got a good one for you lot. I work for one bank full of w*nkers which has recently taken over another bank full of w*nkers and some tool labelled the process of packing us all in together like battery hens as a...wait for it....."desk intensification" exercise.:banghead:
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I have been through one of those. I remember the memo talking about improving teamwork, reducing environmental footprint, etc etc.

Funny it never mentioned the adverse impacts of battery henisation (new jargon word, just invented. copyright gooner) or the huge cost savings that would be achieved.
 
'Working class families' wasn't invented by Krudd, but he sure has beat the living crap out of it.
Oh, another bug bear is anyone who use 'air quotes' and uses emphasis with their tone of voice while doing it to highlight their jargon should be 'chemically castrated'.
 
A good thread Springhill, jargon is elitist, exclusive inner circle crap. It makes me 'switch off' to a degree which is perhaps what the speakers of it want so they can progress their agendas with less challenge. Also it just occurred to me that if jargon is not precise it can also allow the speaker an 'out' eg "Oh that wasn't my intended meaning at all" Many years ago my English teacher Mr Starling at Corrimal High School used to say "Good english should be clear,concise and precise". It still should be.
 
springhill said:
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No wonder nobody knows what the hell anyone else is saying these days :banghead: .....
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I think I know how you feel.

Part of the problem makes political and religious and racial correctness, not to mention you cannot tell fat person that is fat or stupid kid that is not bright.

But this is not as bad as suspended sentence with no record for rape for example.
 
springhill said:
Anyone else getting irritated by people 'moving forward'????
Seems to be the catch phrase of the new millenium, i barely hear an interview these days without someone 'moving forward' .
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Come out of the cave, i hear ya!

The only reason those corporates use language like that is because they don't want you to realise they are conning you into their agenda.

-Gotta keep rolling: a polite way of saying i no longer need to talk to you
-Five Year Plan: a dandy way of asking how much initiative you have
-Key Performance Indicator: we have our eye on you and an excuse to make you redundant should you not follow our agenda
-Pro-active: You are a scape goat incase anything goes wrong
-Effective use of time: do your work, but don't ask any questions

The most ridiculous questions i've been asked in a job interview are (the answers are so bloomin' obvious aren't they?!):

1. Why did you leave your last job? Ah, because i hated it :eek:

2. Why do you want to work for us? - Because i need the money?

3. Can you give us a reason why we should give you the job over X (other applicant)? To which i nearly answered "no, give it to them".

4. What do you want to be doing 5 years from now? To which i answered "running my own business, but i don't have an *idea* right now".

Needless to say, i didn't get the job.

Last thought: It's not about your ability or work experience, it's about how well you brown nose.

:cautious:
 
Surfer35 said:
Ok, I've got a good one for you lot. I work for one bank full of w*nkers which has recently taken over another bank full of w*nkers and some tool labelled the process of packing us all in together like battery hens as a...wait for it....."desk intensification" exercise.:banghead:
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Lol, that's brilliant.

But, hang on. We use jargon is share trading: bull market, bear market :confused:

I get the drift through, the corporates use it cause they're too afraid to say what they're really thinking.

Agree with above comment re- exclusive, elitist rubbish.
 
Holy crap can't believe i've let the biggest jargonistic load of crap slip by.... and it just came to me then (courtesy of a few VBs :))
GLOBAL f***ing WARMING
 
springhill said:
Holy crap can't believe i've let the biggest jargonistic load of crap slip by.... and it just came to me then (courtesy of a few VBs :))
GLOBAL f***ing WARMING
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I guess it sounds better than "Global Boiling".

But that's what it might be if we don't act now.
 
gooner said:
I guess it sounds better than "Global Boiling".

But that's what it might be if we don't act now.
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Look on the positive side. We won't have to cook crays anymore. Just catch and eat... ready boiled. :rolleyes:
 
Aussiest said:
Last thought: It's not about your ability or work experience, it's about how well you brown nose.

:cautious:
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This says more about the organizations you've worked for more than anything else to me.

I've worked darn hard all my life, built experience in the right areas, and have always been a lousy brown noser. I used to get looked down on because i spoke when i should have listened, but it was always the candid truth.

Now it seems these qualities are more valued than ever. The positive change for me has been in the delivery of the candid truth.

Back on topic, how about all these TLA's these days?

TLA = three letter acronym

CanOz
 
gooner said:
I guess it sounds better than "Global Boiling".

But that's what it might be if we don't act now.
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I guess 'Normal global weather fluctuations' isn't as catchy is it? Plus you cant slug a 'Carbon Tax' for something thats normal
 
Hi,

I started laughing at what Surfer said, and haven't got past there......

I work for one bank full of w*nkers
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Let's see, the bank is FULL of w*nkers.

YOU work there,

ummm, how's your right wrist???;)

brty
 
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