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Makai

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"Cultural fit" always drives me up the wall in a corporate setting. Probably the top cited reason for why people shouldn't be hired - "Billy seems right for the role but I'm not sure he's a cultural fit." Clearly a catch-all for whatever random prejudices the interviewer has, but just vague enough to avoid pushback from coworkers. I've seen some pretty crazy shit passed off as this so I demand clarity when I hear it.

"To be honest..." - were you lying to me? :<

"We need to be practical" - hollow rhetoric designed to silence criticism of status quo

"Don't reinvent the wheel" - there are a huge variety of wheels in the real world

"Let's agree to disagree" - a nicer way to say "fuck you"
 
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Permanently A

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I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.
 
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Dynamite Shikoku

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any corporate/management bullshit jargon annoys me, especially when the person using it is a dumbarse who probably doesn't know what he is talking about
 
SoulUnison

SoulUnison

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Permanently A said:
I hole-hardedly agree, but allow me to play doubles advocate here for a moment. For all intensive purposes I think you are wrong. In an age where false morals are a diamond dozen, true virtues are a blessing in the skies. We often put our false morality on a petal stool like a bunch of pre-Madonnas, but you all seem to be taking something very valuable for granite. So I ask of you to mustard up all the strength you can because it is a doggy dog world out there. Although there is some merit to what you are saying it seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder. In your argument you seem to throw everything in but the kids Nsync, and even though you are having a feel day with this I am here to bring you back into reality. I have a sick sense when it comes to these types of things. It is almost spooky, because I cannot turn a blonde eye to these glaring flaws in your rhetoric. I have zero taller ants when it comes to people spouting out hate in the name of moral righteousness. You just need to remember what comes around is all around, and when supply and command fails you will be the first to go. Make my words, when you get down to brass stacks it doesn't take rocket appliances to get two birds stoned at once. It's clear who makes the pants in this relationship, and sometimes you just have to swallow your prize and accept the facts. You might have to come to this conclusion through denial and error but I swear on my mother's mating name that when you put the petal to the medal you will pass with flying carpets like it’s a peach of cake.
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I was laughing my ass off at "hole-hardedly," and then I kept reading.
 
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QuantumSquid

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"no offense but"

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Makai

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Dynamite Shikoku said:
any corporate/management bullshit jargon annoys me, especially when the person using it is a dumbarse who probably doesn't know what he is talking about
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"We have to get better at __________." is the top suggested solution to process problems. Something's wrong with what we're doing? Do it better. Brilliant.
 
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Biske

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"its common sense"

No its not, if it was we wouldn't need to remind each other of it all the fucking time.
 
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LOLDSFAN

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Definitely "to be fair".

I usually see it when two people are debating about something and then a third person comes in with the "to be fair" nonsense.

I'm probably guilty of saying it in the past, but now it just irks me when I see it.
 
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mrkgoo

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Makai said:
"To be honest..." - were you lying to me? :<
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"To be fair", a lot of people are actually lying to you.

I guess thing is when they say "to be honest", they might still not actually be honest...

That's the world though, a lot of people can't handle frankness. Or they don't believe you when you tell them something.
 
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spliced

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Makai said:
"Cultural fit" always drives me up the wall in a corporate setting. Probably the top cited reason for why people shouldn't be hired - "Billy seems right for the role but I'm not sure he's a cultural fit." Clearly a catch-all for whatever random prejudices the interviewer has, but just vague enough to avoid pushback from coworkers. I've seen some pretty crazy shit passed off as this so I demand clarity when I hear it.

"To be honest..." - were you lying to me? :<

"We need to be practical" - hollow rhetoric designed to silence criticism of status quo

"Don't reinvent the wheel" - there are a huge variety of wheels in the real world

"Let's agree to disagree" - a nicer way to say "fuck you"
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Ya how dare someone try to be kind and considerate. Hostility 24/7 right bro.
 
dc3k

dc3k

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flesh out
touch base
jump on a call
it's lit
you do realize, _SMUG SOUNDING BULLSHIT_, right?

and i guess probably almost any sentence that has the word fam in it
 
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HiiiLife

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It's lit.

Because people just find ways to run urban slang into the ground.

Will update post when the new rap slang catches wind.
 
Demoskinos

Demoskinos

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Almighty said:
Is that how people interpret that?

I always used it as short hand for "I can see I am not going to change your mind/I don't care enough to keep arguing" .
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Exactly this. Sometimes it's best just let sleeping dogs lie and not engage someone you know isn't going to budge or even consider your opinion.
 
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bsp

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Littlefang said:
"I'm sorry you feel that way." Fuck you that's not an apology!
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Great example. My sister recently split from her boyfriend of three years and a contributing factor was his inability to truly apologize--it was always "I'm sorry you feel/took it that way."
 
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Lonewulfeus

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NoblesseOblige said:
"... doing good"
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Agree 1000%. If grammar and pronunciation count, aside from this example, "irregardless" isn't a word and you don't pronounce the "t" in often.

Oh and also when people use the word "utilize" in place of use in instances where it is entirely unnecessary just to sound smart. One of my former coworkers did this, coincidently I'm sure, she is as dumb as a brick.
 
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the-pi-guy

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"I could care less"

It's a terrible phrase. In order to be able to care less, you need to care at least some tiny amount. Stop using it to mean you don't care!

Try saying "I couldn't care less".
 
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gutter_trash

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"have a good one"

wtf does that mean? have a good one? a good what? it's like a lazy way to say have a good day or good night without specifying
 
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lightskintwin

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Makai said:
"Cultural fit" always drives me up the wall in a corporate setting. Probably the top cited reason for why people shouldn't be hired - "Billy seems right for the role but I'm not sure he's a cultural fit." Clearly a catch-all for whatever random prejudices the interviewer has, but just vague enough to avoid pushback from coworkers. I've seen some pretty crazy shit passed off as this so I demand clarity when I hear it.
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As a Sr Recruiter, "cultural fit" is a very apt phrase when considering if a certain personality is going to fit within a company's current cultural atmosphere that at the moment is operating smoothly, and they don't want to waste resources with anybody that may potentially disrupt it if they can identify it beforehand.
 
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