Saturday, August 23, 2008

The Corporate Language

"We will do it"
means
" You will do it"


"You have done a great job"
means
"More work to be given to you"


"We are working on it"
means
"We have not yet started working on the same"


"Tomorrow first thing in the morning"
means
"Its not getting done...
At least not tomorrow !".



"After discussion we will decide - I am very open to views"
means
"I have already decided, I will tell you what to do"


"There was a slight miscommunication"
means
"We had actually lied"


"Lets call a meeting and discuss"
means
"I have no time now, will talk later"


"We can always do it"
means
"We actually cannot do the same on time"


"We are on the right track but there needs to be a slight extension of the deadline"
means
"The project is screwed up, we cannot deliver on time."


"We had slight differences of opinion"
means
"We had actually fought"


"Make a list of the work that you do and let's see how I can help you"
means
"Anyway you have to find a way out no help from me"


"You should have told me earlier"
means
"Well even if you told me earlier that would have made hardly any difference!"


"We need to find out the real reason"
means
"Well I will tell you where your fault is"


"Well... family is important, your leave is always granted. Just ensure that the work is not affected"
means
"Well you know..."


"We are a team"
means
"I am not the only one to be blamed"


"That's actually a good question"
means
"I do not know anything about it"


"All the Best"
means
" You are in trouble"

30 comments:

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foongpc said...

Haha! So very true!

luvikavi said...

well written, well said, greedy corporate bastards!

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Ojal Suthar said...

hi ankit, grrt post,loved it am from india only.. hope to read more soon

The Josh said...

"You should have told me earlier"
means
"Well even if you told me earlier that would have made hardly any difference!"


God, I know that one too well. Passive arsehole bosses...jeez.

Breezie said...

funny, but also very true.

Holly said...

This is cute. I love it and it's so right on. I don't know how many times I have been told we will do it tomorrow first thing and it's not done until the next week.

Jules said...

So very true!

capybara said...

Love it! The truth is out there!

Eliot said...

thats really funny. reminds me of Dilbert somehow...

fatherlyours said...

Great! very nice and so true.

Aahz said...

Corporate speak... Government speak... it's all the same. What happened to speak clearly?

Syari said...

Funny. True though. They just like to make things sounds a lot better than they really are. :P

mistipurple said...

hahha. i am guilty of some of those statements.

HoundsGood said...

I have a friend who somehow survives every corporate merger, yet cannot quite explain what he actually does or what his job entails. It is not a classified job. That is not the reason why he can't explain. He just makes greeting cards on his computer and tends to his window herb garden and is really hard pressed to explain what else he does during the day aside form keeping the seat warm.

capybara said...

Sounds like polititian speak to me!

nhuong said...

Sad but true....

I think people need to stop using the corporate language and just be blunt about things.

Windyridge said...

I guess I am glad that I am no longer in the workforce! I have different rules at home. :-)

Emily Veinglory said...

I think the lingo has actually move on a bit from these....

rattitude said...

Did you write these yourself?

Christina said...

LOL.... very good! So true!

Holly said...

Oh my goodness, that was HILLARIOUS! I'm going to print it out and give it to my ex boss, he'll LOVE IT!!

MKWeb said...

You know the saying "It all flows downhill" and that is the way corporations think.
Some real truisms in this post!

mistipurple said...

i'll never tire of reading this, rofl!

Lisa said...

Too funny - could also easily be husband/wife conversations, for sure! LOL!!

Dreammaker said...

Fantastic buddy..really bone tickling

Anonymous said...

well written...
quite true...
nice blog!!

kunal said...

well written...
quite true...
nice blog!!

kunal said...

well written...
quite true...
nice blog!!

Ashvin Patel said...

what a meanings.
mostly related to top management.

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