“Corporate bullshit is a specific style of communication that uses confusing, abstract buzzwords in a functionally misleading way,” said Littrell. “Unlike technical jargon, which can sometimes make office communication a little easier, corporate bullshit confuses rather than clarifies. It may sound impressive, but it is semantically empty.”
Employees who embrace ‘corporate bullshit’ make worse decisions
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/employees-who-embrace-corporate-bullshit-make-worse-decisions/
16 Comments
reluctant_squidd@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 98d
I used to hear the word strategy used so much in corporate meetings for trivial things, that I cringe when I hear it now. Even if it’s used appropriately.
Seimhe@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 98d
That’s a good strategy.
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 98d
I don't embrace corporate bullshit. I utilize it synergistically.
fckreddit@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 98d
Well, duh!?
some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 98d
This user clearly requires additional cross-functional upskilling
fckreddit@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 98d
Will non-functional skilling do? I am going for pilates class.
CounselingTechie@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 98d
Well yeah, they decided to embrace corporate bullshit, that is already a terrible decision.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 98d
Sounds like correlation to me... People who pad their vacuous takes with corporate bullshit are probably not bringing all that much to begin with
wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 98d
But, are paid more to do so. Hunh. Go figure.
MrMakabar@slrpnk.net · 0 pts · 98d
Does not sound like a worse decision to me...
wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 98d
You might wanna zoom out and look beyond your own mouth to feed. Take another peek from that perspective.
MrMakabar@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 98d
Jobs with a lot of corporate speak do not benefit society anyway. They are designed to protect the ownership class from being made responsible for treating workers like crap. Being crap at that job and taking more money from capitalists, sounds like a good deal for society.
wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 97d
Cold, hard facts. Gettem.✊🏼
SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 98d
We can run this idea up the flagpole to see who salutes it after we do a SWOT analysis and consult stakeholders , then we can circle back on these actionable items.
Why people talk like this: to appear like the smartest person in the room. Want to bring a VP or CEO to tears? Ask them naively to explain a few acronyms they are using.
HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org · 2 pts · 90d
I think it is essentially a power strategy or power demonstration. It is a signal about the relationship you have, or the relationship the manager wants to have. It tells you: ",What you know and think, your capability to reason, the value of having a conversation based on logic, facts, and insight - does not count anything to me. I am here the one who tells you what to believe.
And this is very similar to religious or political doctrines, which require you to believe absurd stuff.
sqauffle@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 96d
And also the toxically positive brand ambassador is on the verge of a nervous breakdown.