Of all the things UTC hates – and there’s a long, long list of them – marketing and management jargon is one of them. Tell it like it is – that’s his motto.
So, he took some pleasure in pointedly circulating a press release to his colleagues at SLR Towers that he received from Kit Out My Office, an online retailer of office furniture.
The company had, for reasons best known to themselves, compiled a list of the most annoying office phrases:
- Think outside the box
- It’s not rocket science
- Amazeballs
- Going forward
- Can I borrow you for a second?
Needless to say, the next editorial meeting after the auld yin circulated said list turned into a festival of jargon with everyone competing to create the longest possible sentence that actually said absolutely nothing.
A bit like reading features in SLR then, said the auld boy, somewhat harshly.
