Comments on: Are you abusing the 10 most irritating office phrases? http://www.hrmorning.com/are-you-abusing-the-10-most-irritating-office-phrases/ Your daily dose of HR Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:49:46 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Carmen http://www.hrmorning.com/are-you-abusing-the-10-most-irritating-office-phrases/comment-page-7/#comment-42795 Carmen Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:18:20 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3525#comment-42795 Yo forgot "No Worries." Yo forgot “No Worries.”

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.hrmorning.com/are-you-abusing-the-10-most-irritating-office-phrases/comment-page-7/#comment-40859 Carolyn Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:51:40 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3525#comment-40859 "Hey Boss" I'm not your boss. Or "Hey Champ" I'm not a champ. Why? “Hey Boss” I’m not your boss.
Or “Hey Champ” I’m not a champ. Why?

]]> By: Jim http://www.hrmorning.com/are-you-abusing-the-10-most-irritating-office-phrases/comment-page-7/#comment-39923 Jim Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:26:50 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3525#comment-39923 "We need to rationalize the organization" which is code for layoff some people. “We need to rationalize the organization” which is code for layoff some people.

]]> By: Clare http://www.hrmorning.com/are-you-abusing-the-10-most-irritating-office-phrases/comment-page-7/#comment-39919 Clare Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:07:40 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3525#comment-39919 I thought this topic was put to RIP I thought this topic was put to RIP

]]> By: RobynD http://www.hrmorning.com/are-you-abusing-the-10-most-irritating-office-phrases/comment-page-7/#comment-39824 RobynD Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:46:26 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3525#comment-39824 My favorite is when on conference calls someone says, "Can you repeat, I was on mute" -- what does being on mute have to do with the fact that you weren't listening? My favorite is when on conference calls someone says, “Can you repeat, I was on mute” — what does being on mute have to do with the fact that you weren’t listening?

]]> By: RobynD http://www.hrmorning.com/are-you-abusing-the-10-most-irritating-office-phrases/comment-page-7/#comment-39823 RobynD Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:43:47 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3525#comment-39823 I have a clarifying question . . . ? I have a clarifying question . . . ?

]]> By: Sue http://www.hrmorning.com/are-you-abusing-the-10-most-irritating-office-phrases/comment-page-7/#comment-35905 Sue Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:58:22 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3525#comment-35905 The overuse of the phrase "reaching out to you" when recruiters call wanting to "sell" me their candidates or services. The word "tweaking" used by my boss while doing her constant red-lining/editing, The word AWESOME as a response to most anything, Why has it become so out of fashion to just use proper english, and say what you have to say, without using all the latest catch phrases? Sigh............ The overuse of the phrase “reaching out to you” when recruiters call wanting to “sell” me their candidates or services.

The word “tweaking” used by my boss while doing her constant red-lining/editing,

The word AWESOME as a response to most anything,

Why has it become so out of fashion to just use proper english, and say what you have to say, without using all the latest catch phrases? Sigh…………

]]> By: CW, PHR http://www.hrmorning.com/are-you-abusing-the-10-most-irritating-office-phrases/comment-page-7/#comment-27872 CW, PHR Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:12:20 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3525#comment-27872 To Norma Jean - I agree. Maybe we should give those IT folks a test to see if they could keep a mimeograph machine cylinder from forming that telltale pleat down the middle of the page. They don't know what it's like to get purple on their fingers! Then they might be more original than saying the systems are down. To Norma Jean – I agree. Maybe we should give those IT folks a test to see if they could keep a mimeograph machine cylinder from forming that telltale pleat down the middle of the page. They don’t know what it’s like to get purple on their fingers! Then they might be more original than saying the systems are down.

]]> By: Debbie http://www.hrmorning.com/are-you-abusing-the-10-most-irritating-office-phrases/comment-page-7/#comment-27871 Debbie Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:08:09 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3525#comment-27871 "Return it to myself or Sue" -- Only you can return it to yourself! "Excetera" "Just between you and I" “Return it to myself or Sue” — Only you can return it to yourself!

“Excetera”

“Just between you and I”

]]> By: Norma Jean, SPHR http://www.hrmorning.com/are-you-abusing-the-10-most-irritating-office-phrases/comment-page-7/#comment-25036 Norma Jean, SPHR Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:21:52 +0000 http://www.hrmorning.com/?p=3525#comment-25036 I've been thinking about this for a couple of weeks now and I've decided the most irritating thing I've heard since the computer age is "the systems down". Gosh, if IT only knew about typewriters and carbon paper they'ed freak. Showng my age aren't I? I’ve been thinking about this for a couple of weeks now and I’ve decided the most irritating thing I’ve heard since the computer age is “the systems down”. Gosh, if IT only knew about typewriters and carbon paper they’ed freak. Showng my age aren’t I?

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