The ten most annoying business buzzwords

Where is "proactive".

My boss and I decided constant reference to the recession or downturn was depressing and now refer to the current pink giraffe.

Surely the most irritating and nonsensical phrase is when people talk about their budgets "going forward". Has anybody ever come across someone doing a budget going backward??

Great point Sluglet

I have a theory that things where the opposite would never be said or seen don't need saying.  These things are only said or written for reasons of CYA.

This applies particularly to signs.  When would you ever see "Danger - Thick Ice", "Caution - The Water In This Hot Tap Is Cold" or "For Goodness Sake Don't Wash Your Hands After Using The Toilet"?

David

Robust!!! It's probably used more by politicians than businessmen. But, to be honest if I hear one more person talking about having "robust" policies in place I think I might have to give them a "robust" punch on the nose!

 ... text language.  What is the point in spending thousands teaching each child basic language skills when they then choose to write to each other in a "language" that often has to be read at least twice, if it is comprehensible at all. That adults, professional accountants and solicitors, use this "language" is #@£$! 

Trev

Gr8 ansr. YRU sooo p..d? :-} B4 U rply, LOL!

You teenager you.

I've recently come across a new piece of jargon that I fear will catch on - therefore I'll end up grinding my teeth when I hear it.

It's 'swimming lane' as in 'the organisation works very much in swimming lanes' or 'he's tends to kep to his own swimming lane'. Don't ask me what it means. Its only merit is that it can be usefully combined with other annoying metaphors such as 'out of his depth' and 'going off the high board'.