January 11, 2010
Our old friends at Office Angels have sifted through the archives and compiled their top 10 list of office jargon that has graced the workplace through the noughties. Guru thinks there are some real classic here:
- We need the right pin numbers (we need it to work)
- A lighthouse on a cloudy night (coming up with a good/bright idea)
- I'm coming into this with an open kimono (throwing an idea out into the open but being open to criticism)
- Let's touch base about this offline (lets meet up face-to-face)
- Finger in the air figure (just an estimate)
- I think someone needs a bite of the reality sandwich (someone needs to think a bit more practically)
- Let's run that idea up the flagpole and see if it flies (simply trying out an idea)
- Let's not try to build a chestnut fence to keep the sand-dunes in (face a problem head on, rather than battling it unsuccessfully)
- Get all our ducks in a row (get everything in order)
- Expecting the moon on a stick (when clients have ridiculous expectations)
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