SlipperyP Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) All this shite usually flies over my head, working and living here has seen to that. You can't be talking in riddles to the natives, however when we have 'clients' over from Europe, Aus or USA, it's fucking ridiculous. I had a lunch meeting with 2 agents from Australia last week, these 2 were in their late 20's and all they were talking was buzzword after buzz. I had to stop them to say that we had Thai's present and they don't have a fucking clue what you're talking about.....neither did I , they apologised & then we could talk straight Edited April 21, 2014 by SlipperyP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 All this shite usually flies over my head, working and living here as seen to that. You can't me talking in riddles to the natives, however when we have 'clients' over from Europe, Aus or USA, it fucking ridiculous. I had a lunch meeting with 2 agents from Australia last week, these 2 were in their late 20's and all they were talking was buzzword after buzz. I had to stop them to say that we had Thai's present and they don't have a fucking clue what you're talking about.....neither did I , they apologised & then we could talk straight They use it to try and hide their ineptitude........bullshit baffles brains as they say. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 They use it to try and hide their ineptitude........bullshit baffles brains as they say. I totally agree, reason I told them to stop and let's speak normal with meat and substance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I'll ping it across to you. No you won't, you will email it. Inexplicable rage when that got said in my last office. people who either walk over to you or phone to say "did you get my e-mail?" Well did you get an Undeliverable or Out of Office message back? No? That means I got it dickwad. And if you haven't had a reply, it means I've either been too snowed under with stuff I regard as more urgent, or it's a complete irrelevance that I'm going to do my level best never to respond to at all. Either way, speaking to me about it isn't going to get you a response any quicker (or at all). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quentin Taranbino Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) Been working on internal recruitment recently, it's almost like we put out an advertisement asking for people who 'work efficiently as an individual and as part of a team' This genuinely must be on 90% of CVs. Begins to get irritating Edited April 21, 2014 by DavidMcG 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Been working on internal recruitment recently, it's almost like we put out an advertisement asking for people who 'work efficiently as an individual and as part of a team' This genuinely must be on 90% of CVs. Begins to get irritating For sure, for sure..... Let me run this past you.... Apologies to OFAH. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjc Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) Been working on internal recruitment recently, it's almost like we put out an advertisement asking for people who 'work efficiently as an individual and as part of a team' This genuinely must be on 90% of CVs. Begins to get irritating My CV must be the greatest works of fiction since Sean Connery's wikipedia page..........I've just become so much of a cynic the last few years that I can even start to feign interest in my work anymore! I think it's down to dealing with utter cnuts all the time! Anyone else feel like this? Edited April 21, 2014 by sjc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 My work isn't usually too bad for it, although the "verb" action really grinds my gears. About a decade ago during a meeting that was dragging on and on, I found myself saying "can we put this issue to bed?". I still feel the shame to this day 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 My CV must be the greatest works of fiction since Sean Connery's wikipedia page..........I've just become so much of a cynic the last few years that I can even start to feign interest in my work anymore! I think it's down to dealing with utter cnuts all the time! Anyone else feel like this? Not exactly, however I like say "herding cats" if you think about it, this is what being a Manager in Thailand feels like. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) My work isn't usually too bad for it, although the "verb" action really grinds my gears. About a decade ago during a meeting that was dragging on and on, I found myself saying "can we put this issue to bed?". I still feel the shame to this day Depend which kind of "meeting" you're taking about Edited April 21, 2014 by SlipperyP 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamenitza Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 My CV must be the greatest works of fiction since Sean Connery's wikipedia page..........I've just become so much of a cynic the last few years that I can even start to feign interest in my work anymore! I think it's down to dealing with utter cnuts all the time! Anyone else feel like this? I used to. That's why I gave it up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Office jobs are wanky. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 I'll ping it across to you. No you won't, you will email it. Inexplicable rage when that got said in my last office. I also hate the word client with a passion. I don't know why, it just seems incredibly wanky. Is 'stakeholder' still one of these words? I fucking hate when people start talking about stakeholders. c***s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Is 'stakeholder' still one of these words? I fucking hate when people start talking about stakeholders. c***s. another favourite from my work. "Remember stakeholders can be internal or external" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 another favourite from my work. "Remember stakeholders can be internal or external" That would need to be used in conjunction with "pushing the envelope". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 (edited) I'll ping our creatives to action them into leveraging our competitive advantage by empowering internal stakeholders to push the envelope going forward. Edited April 23, 2014 by banana 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxsta Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 No really the same but my boss always asks me if i'm winning. I do accounts work so it's pretty hard to not be "winning". Everytime he says it it just makes me think of the Charlie Sheen type of winning and my "yep" makes my heart sink as i realise how doing mathematics without drugs every day is not what Sheen would consider winning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxsta Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Oh aye ping's a bitch. Even fire off or fire away, can no c**t just send an e-mail? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Septentrional Wasp Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 My work has just started using an internal networking system. A bit like Facebook for the work. To be used for both work and socialising. My colleagues post an embarrassing amount of sh*t all over it. "Living our values" "Focus on winning" "PISH!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 Since social/networking you should spam it with the wasps update, and asking who's going for a beer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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