Did Someone Just Say That?
Submit a phrase before you lose the will to live. All submissions are anonymous by default.
The Hall of Shame (13 documented)
“We need to be more agile”
Said by someone who has never read the Agile Manifesto
“Let's lean in on this.”
“Let's circle back on that”
Said when someone doesn't know the answer
“We need to move the needle”
Said during literally every QBR
“Let's take this offline”
Translation: I don't want to answer this in front of everyone
“Boil the ocean”
When a customer wants everything done yesterday
“Low-hanging fruit”
Always said first, never actually easy to pick
“Synergy”
No one has ever successfully explained what this means
“Let's put a pin in that”
Translation: I hope everyone forgets about this
“At the end of the day...”
Filler phrase before stating something obvious
“Moving forward...”
“He's the thought leader, so we need him on that call”
“Great way to leverage the AI tools to help!”
Complimenting a senior leader for using AI to build a document