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A few weeks following a survey that threw light on the topic of staff disliking the use of jargons at workplace a new poll has revealed that the users of these jargons, the managers themselves wish to see the end of this popular trend.
The most recent study conducted on more than 200 managers on the very topic suggests that a whopping 67%of managers are put off by terms such as “blue-skies thinking” and “blame storming”.
The more interesting aspect to this eye-opener is the reason cited by the managers for the disgust for the infamous trend. They specified that it not only caused confusion but people used them only as a show-off tactic and to appear more interesting and the ‘all-knowing individual’, which they were not. The common conclusion that most agreed upon was that it was only tolerable when not overdone and when everyone around had a reasonable idea about the same.
Although business jargon didn’t generally have the favour of the masses, roughly half the sample said they came across them on a day-to-day basis, whereas for a quarter, it was on weekly basis. Only an odd 1% revealed that they never came across business jargon at work.
For those of you who support the trend, the good news is there is still time before the jargonis shown the back door! With a massive 77% of the top brass forecasting a jump in the usage of jargon in the next five years.
The survey further threw light on the common usage in certain departments and among specific hierarchies. The worst culprits were those in sales department narrowly followed by those in marketing department – who together polled over 70% of the vote of likely jargon users.
IT came in third position ahead of HR and Finance. And it is the senior and middle-level managers who are the most probable users of the jargon during conversations.
However, the ranks of managing directors and partners together with lower level, junior and trainee managers generally give it a miss.
Top Ten Most Creative Business Jargon Sayings as provided by British managers surveyed :
1. Seagull managing = Managers who fly in, dump on you and disappear before you notice.
2. Having a colonic = Dumping out all your ideas.
3. Put that idea in the car park with the engine running = we’ll talk about it later.
4. Blame storming = Getting together to decide who to blame when it all goes wrong.
5. Get our ducks in a row = getting ready and organised. But beware of the “Duck Shuffler” – the person who moves in at the last minute to mess it all up.
6. Feed that one to the monkeys = not your best idea.
7. Can it wash its own face? = is it financially viable?
8. Stretching the envelope = pushing the boundaries.
9. Get the moose on the table = time to discuss the really tricky issue.
10. Sweat the assets = make sure you get the most out of anything we’ve had to pay for.
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