Office Bullsh1te

[R1Geezer]

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I don't know anyone who doesn't take the pi55 out this, yet it still seems to exist, so who uses/invents this stuff? What's your favourite? Any worse ones not on this list?

[B00]

Had to laugh at "moon on a stick" that's what we say to our 5 year old and her constant demands for things.

[Ankou]

some people on here could do with taking a bite out of the reality sandwich !!

[China Doll]

'Moon on a stick'

Funny.... My family still use that phrase to me and I'm 31... She won't grow out of it Boo! ;0P

As to office jargon, anyone uses it around me they just get laughed at or a funny look so no one does any more.

[R1Geezer]

come on ahms, take the low hanging fruit and synergise with the symbiosis, perlease!

[R1Geezer]

So steve are you failing to levarage the Elephant in the room then?

[jackthehat]

I offered a possible solution to an office niggle once, and was informed that it would be 'run up the flagpole to see if anyone saluted it'.........

[R1Geezer]

... and presumably at some point there was a stir fry in the strategy wok!

[jno]

jackthehat, I think you heard the correct version and Sky has got it tangled up (so to speak) with flying a kite and seeing if it stays up.

Actually, I think most of these are just fine, though some are getting a bit overfamiliar. Here's to brighter language. They're just metaphors - a bit like 'taking the pi55', which presumably you think is ok.

[olddutch]

Oi Ahms, now now

"Why gives a flying firkin??? It's all double Dutch to me!"

Dont start ! Respect for Netherlanders with beady eyes !

[BertiWooster]

- Let's run that idea up the flagpole and see if it flies (simply trying out an idea);

I'm aware of - '' let's run it up the flag pole and see if anyone salutes''
I'm quite happy to use that , which isn't particularly, office associated

But I agree some of these phrases make me cringe -e.g '' going forward ''

[jno]

The jargon isn't meaningless. The phrases and sentences all have meanings. You can say you prefer other ways of expressing them if you want, but that doesn't invalidate them.