There are a lot of common words, sayings, phrases, jargon, and lexicon used in the business world. Offices around the world probably share this common language, and all of it is the most dehumanizing, empty, useless nonsense ever invented by our capitalistic society. If you hear these phrases thrown out constantly, just know that the people who use them are evil and you should run to another job, very fast.
Of course, this is a comedy piece, so no one should take any of this seriously, but if you've ever worked at a start-up like I have, or at a Fortune 500 corporation, then you'll be very familiar with this list. Let us know your least favorite in the comments below!
All of the intentionally corny stock photos are from Pixabay, free to use, and you can look at them all here.
115 - Benchmark
114 - Upgrade
113 - "Single pane of glass"
112 - "Machine learning"
111 - "On the same page"
110 - "On your radar"
109 - "Next gen"
108 - Collaboration
107 - "Level up"
106 - "Bleeding Edge"
105 - "Hard stop"
104 - "Blue sky"
103 - "Full plate"
102 - "Giving 110%"
101 - Automation
100 - Analytics
99 - "Boil the ocean"
98 - Ballpark
97 - "Ducks in a row"
96 - "Think outside the box"
95 - Rockstar
94 - Socialize
93 - Specialize
92 - "In the weeds"
91 - "Deep dive"
90 - Value
89 - "Top of mind"
88 - "Looping back"
87 - Disruption
86 - "Per se"
85 - "Reach out"
84 - "Bottom line"
83 - "All hands"
82 - Ideate
81 - Incentivize
80 - Teamwork
79 - Buy-in
78 - Lean-in
77 - Advertainment
76 - Omni-channel
75 - Freemium
74 - Alignment
73 - Hyperlocal
72 - Game-changer
71 - Wheelhouse
70 - Strategy or Strategic
69 - Metrics
68 - Stakeholders
67 - "Put a pin in it"
66 - Innovation
65 - Cloud
64 - Unpack
63 - "Move the needle"
62 - Logistics
61 - DevOps
60 - Influencer
59 - Freelancer
58 - "Big data"
57 - Optics
56 - Touchpoint
55 - Quota
54 - Retargeting
53 - Scalable
52 - Optimize
51 - Engagement
50 - "Low hanging fruit"
49 - Agile
48 - "Best practice"
47 - Leverage
46 - Bandwidth
45 - "Touch base"
44 - Blockchain
43 - Crypto
42 - "Net-net"
41 - Ping
40 - "Win-win"
39 - Empower
38 - "Bring it to the table" or "Table it for later"
37 - Pain point
36 - Sustainability
35 - Visibility
34 - "Quick win"
33 - Calling money "Capital"
32 - "Reach out"
31 - "Take the lead on this"
30 - "Customer journey"
29 - Recruit
28 - "Pruning the workforce"
27 - Headcount
26 - "Digital transformation"
25 - Verticals
24 - "Growth hacking"
23 - Scrum
22 - Organic
21 - Unlock
20 - "Drill down"
19 - "Core competency"
18 - "Mind share"
17 - Pivot
16 - Proactive
15 - Paradigm
14 - "Moving forward"
13 - Ecosystem
12 - Calling people or money "Resources"
11 - Onboarding
10 - Platform
9 - Any acronym like OKR or KPI or ROI or API
8 - "Holistic approach"
7 - Culture
6 - Syngery
5 - Deliverable
4 - "Content" or "Content is king"
3 - Circle Back
2 - Calling layoffs "Impacts"
1 - "Open the kimono"
— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) October 21, 2022
