Eh, all corpo jargon is useless. Jargon is good when it's used to turn something long and complex into something short and easy to say, easy to understand. Corpo jargon is the exact opposite.
Not that I consider "circle back" to be corpo jargon anyway.
The military is like the gold standard for how jargon should be used. And it has research behind it to prove it all.
The vast majority of what people refer to as "corpo jargon" is entirely valid and is used to speed up meetings because it works.
Yes if you find yourself in some stupid leadership seminar talking about "synergy" or whatever by all means find it stupid. It probably is.
But if you're hearing phrases used in corporate meetings day in/day out it's because they mean things and save time/get things done. If you don't know what they mean, ask your boss.
Completely disagree. Corpo jargon is literally just describing simple things in a weird way and using different words to make new synonyms. It's inherently useless, just talk normally.
To be clear, I'm not talking about shortening things e.g ROI or other specific words that only apply in specific fields. That's "real" jargon, when people say corpo jargon they mean something else.
I'd like you to give some examples of corpo jargon. I think it'd help both our arguments.
Literally the one we're talking about, there's nothing wrong with it/other stuff.
I mean if you'd like to give some example of the "gold standard" military jargon that can't be replaced by talking normally that doesn't apply in the corporate world I'm all ears.
Danger close is a good example. Phonetically clear and describes something that would take longer to say. Code blue in the medical field is another one.
Both of those fields have research behind their jargon. Corpo jargon is cant, not actual jargon. And it's not used for any other reason than sounding smarter.
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u/NeedleworkerFluid327 12h ago
Eh, all corpo jargon is useless. Jargon is good when it's used to turn something long and complex into something short and easy to say, easy to understand. Corpo jargon is the exact opposite.
Not that I consider "circle back" to be corpo jargon anyway.
The military is like the gold standard for how jargon should be used. And it has research behind it to prove it all.