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Omar Little
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You realize that receptionist is actually the euphemism for scheduling specialist?
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| Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2024 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Omar Little wrote: | | You realize that receptionist is actually the euphemism for scheduling specialist? |
After years working as a receptionist, I can say that they specialize in nothing, and scheduling least of all. I was hired because I specialized in having a pulse. If pressed, my top specialties on the job were sh_tposting on LG, doing homework, answering phone calls, paging people, replacing toner, and seeking out potlucks in other departments' break rooms. Somewhere way down on the list maybe was scheduling
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| Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2024 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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"Wholesome" I hate that word now as much as I did the word "literally" 5 years ago.
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| C M B wrote: | | Heartburn wrote: | 976) The overuse of the term "narcissism." It does have a legitimate meaning per the DSM, but people use it to refer to anyone who is selfish, self-absorbed, etc. When I hear someone use it these days, I immediately tune out.
Add the term "gaslight" to the list as well. |
Sprinkled with ocd, anxiety, and toxic for garnishing...bon appetit |
"Empath." FFS. I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but far too many people think they're empaths when they're not.
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Almost any phrase or word using business jargon. For example:
"Bandwidth": Part of my background is tech. I cringe whenever someone says that they don't have "bandwidth". The closer euphemisms are that they are experiencing a CPU bottleneck (i.e. they're not sharp), multi-tasking issues (inefficiencies imposed by restarting each task), or they are experiencing page thrashing (operating system term when you sacrifice performance due to running a singularly large job with insufficient memory resources).
"Out of pocket": I hate that phrase. It has mutated into having multiple meanings. It's up to the listener to decipher.
"Circle back": That phrase is like nails on a chalkboard. You're almost guaranteed to hear that at least once a meeting.
"Think outside the box": This is pervasive among poseurs in marketing. It entails pasting a picture of Steve Jobs, or a logo of AirBnB, Uber, etc., in a PowerPoint presentation. It's a facile attempt to align themselves with something original and highly successful. The slides that follow tend to be vague if not vacuous, and never define an opportunity or challenge.
"In my wheelhouse": Usually a bold proclamation of expertise by a vendor. Politely refrain from rolling your eyes whenever you hear it.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 9:43 am Post subject: |
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| Heartburn wrote: | | C M B wrote: | | Heartburn wrote: | 976) The overuse of the term "narcissism." It does have a legitimate meaning per the DSM, but people use it to refer to anyone who is selfish, self-absorbed, etc. When I hear someone use it these days, I immediately tune out.
Add the term "gaslight" to the list as well. |
Sprinkled with ocd, anxiety, and toxic for garnishing...bon appetit |
"Empath." FFS. I'm not saying it doesn't exist, but far too many people think they're empaths when they're not. |
“Therapy-speak” in general is incredibly overused and has basically lost all meaning. |
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I generally tune out whenever someone uses the phrase "trust me." For example, "trust me, I know how this is going to play out because I've seen it a million times."
Nothing makes me trust a person less than when they use that phrase.
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| Heartburn wrote: | I generally tune out whenever someone uses the phrase "trust me." For example, "trust me, I know how this is going to play out because I've seen it a million times."
Nothing makes me trust a person less than when they use that phrase. |
Trust me is the cousin of ‘I’m not racist but’
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Trump appointment
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Europe continent… its west asia
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| governator wrote: | | Europe continent… its west asia |
Are we sure Asia isn't East Europe? |
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| LakersRGolden wrote: | | governator wrote: | | Europe continent… its west asia |
Are we sure Asia isn't East Europe? |
Asians outnumber Europeans by multiples… unless Indians/south Asians are classified as caucasoid, which could be, hmm
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| governator wrote: | | LakersRGolden wrote: | | governator wrote: | | Europe continent… its west asia |
Are we sure Asia isn't East Europe? |
Asians outnumber Europeans by multiples… unless Indians/south Asians are classified as caucasoid, which could be, hmm |
Just messing around. Europe/Asia were Western designations without much reason behind them. Especially pertaining to the people living in either area. |
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| LakersRGolden wrote: | | governator wrote: | | LakersRGolden wrote: | | governator wrote: | | Europe continent… its west asia |
Are we sure Asia isn't East Europe? |
Asians outnumber Europeans by multiples… unless Indians/south Asians are classified as caucasoid, which could be, hmm |
Just messing around. Europe/Asia were Western designations without much reason behind them. Especially pertaining to the people living in either area. |
By definition, Europe isn’t a continent
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"actually" - if you have teens you get it.
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Omar Little
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| governator wrote: | | LakersRGolden wrote: | | governator wrote: | | LakersRGolden wrote: | | governator wrote: | | Europe continent… its west asia |
Are we sure Asia isn't East Europe? |
Asians outnumber Europeans by multiples… unless Indians/south Asians are classified as caucasoid, which could be, hmm |
Just messing around. Europe/Asia were Western designations without much reason behind them. Especially pertaining to the people living in either area. |
By definition, Europe isn’t a continent |
Depends on definitions, but if all of a contiguous landmass is required then it is part of Eurasia, but there’s no north and South America either, and Africa doesn’t have a separate landmass from Eurasia either.
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