This Twitter thread about the language that develops in office meetings is so relatable, it’s in equal parts hilarious and painfully real.
The thread was started by comedian Adam Hess who brought up one of the more common phrases one hears at such meetings.
His tweet provoked others to give further examples of phrases that are passed around, which generally have the objective of making the speaker sound smart slash important, but tend to be utterly meaningless.
Took 28 years to realise that no matter what the meeting is about, if you randomly chime in with 'it's just about finding that balance' people will always agree.
— Adam Hess (@adamhess1) March 21, 2018
Similarly, I find “It’s a double edged sword” works well.
— Jon Sutton (@jonmsutton) March 21, 2018
I find this advice to be a double edged sword, but I understand that it's all about finding the balance. Let's keep this in mind moving forward.
— Dr. Patrick O'Connor (@Comicspedia) March 21, 2018
And a confident "Absolutely" to the safest point being made by the majority of the people's who's voices matter
— Barry Fallon (@BarryFallon) March 22, 2018
"Its about remaining true to those core values"
— Sechaba Motloli (@realwillowtree) March 24, 2018
"We have to think carefully about this"
"There's no easy solution"
"We need a plan"
— Michael Seto (@MCSeto) March 23, 2018
"let's take a step back"
— Ochezie (@ikeh10) March 23, 2018
Another winner: We need an holistic approach here.
— Jen (@Wrightlines) March 23, 2018
Just stop the whole meeting and say 'this needs an action point.' Done. Promotion.
— Engteach (@helpmeout66) March 23, 2018
I love it when people say 'I'm conscious of the time' as if the meeting has heightened their temporal awareness.
— Alan Angel (@alanredangel) March 21, 2018
Also "We all have the same goal, just different ways of getting there."
— J Walkup (@jwalkup) March 22, 2018
I think that if we look at this through a commercial lens then we can effectively square the circle (someone actually said this in a meeting last week, I literally had no idea what they meant)
— great aunt wunjot (@wunjot) March 23, 2018
please stop replying to this with 'business phrases that people say in meetings sometimes'. You have misunderstood everything and I have reported all of you
— Adam Hess (@adamhess1) March 25, 2018
