'workplace jargon' in the office

[GURPS]

Gen Z and millennial workers feel confused, irritated, and left out by endless 'workplace jargon' in the office, LinkedIn research shows​

New research released by LinkedIn and Duolingo surveyed 1,016 respondents in the UK between the ages of 18 and 76 and found that 48% of Gen Z and Millennials are feeling left out at work because of the use of workplace jargon like "blue sky thinking," and "low-hanging fruit," according to a press release viewed by Insider.

A little more than two-thirds of young people said that their colleagues were going overboard with jargon at work, but 54% of young workers said that they changed how they spoke to fit in.

Some 60% of Gen Z and Millennials said the jargon was like a different language, and, as a result, almost half said that they had made a mistake at work because they didn't understand a phrase.

More than half of young professionals said that they had looked up a word in a meeting to understand the conversation, while 83% said that they had used a word they didn't really understand in a professional situation to keep up appearances.

Some of the most frequently used phrases at work included "moving forwards," "touch base," "circle back," and "ducks in a row."

 

[limblips]

Gen Z and millennial workers feel confused, irritated, and left out by endless 'workplace jargon' in the office, LinkedIn research shows​

Some of the most frequently used phrases at work included "moving forwards," "touch base," "circle back," and "ducks in a row."

Right out of the Federal Gov't Meeting Guidebook! And don't forget the "devil is in the details".

 

[herb749]

Gen Z and millennial workers feel confused, irritated, and left out by endless 'workplace jargon' in the office, LinkedIn research shows​

New research released by LinkedIn and Duolingo surveyed 1,016 respondents in the UK between the ages of 18 and 76 and found that 48% of Gen Z and Millennials are feeling left out at work because of the use of workplace jargon like "blue sky thinking," and "low-hanging fruit," according to a press release viewed by Insider.

A little more than two-thirds of young people said that their colleagues were going overboard with jargon at work, but 54% of young workers said that they changed how they spoke to fit in.

Some 60% of Gen Z and Millennials said the jargon was like a different language, and, as a result, almost half said that they had made a mistake at work because they didn't understand a phrase.

More than half of young professionals said that they had looked up a word in a meeting to understand the conversation, while 83% said that they had used a word they didn't really understand in a professional situation to keep up appearances.

Some of the most frequently used phrases at work included "moving forwards," "touch base," "circle back," and "ducks in a row."

That ad where people saying you are a Rockstar comes to mind. Will ducks start attacking people over them saying ducks in a row. Or the fruit pickers union picketing over low hanging fruit .

 

[vraiblonde]

In another 20 years when those kids are in charge all communication will be in texter-ese because they don't know how to form a proper sentence.

 

[Kyle]

In another 20 years when those kids are in charge all communication will be in texter-ese because they don't know how to form a proper sentence.

Narrator : Unaware of what year it was, Joe wandered the streets desperate for help. But the English language had deteriorated into a hybrid of hillbilly, valleygirl, inner-city slang and various grunts.

 

[Kyle]

... low hanging fruit .

The case against old men wearing shorty-shorts.