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16. Consumer n/t

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Thu May 31, 2012, 09:17 PM

May 2012

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Business buzzwords I'm sick of. [View all] Bake May 2012 OP

interface with the customer... irisblue May 2012 #1

Since when did a human customer become a computer? meow2u3 May 2012 #15

lol - I couldn't agree more dana_b May 2012 #2

Another one ... "CUSTOMER-FACING" Bake May 2012 #3

"Customer-centric"....wanted to retch when I saw that one! lastlib May 2012 #7

"Circle Back" bluesbassman May 2012 #4

I prefer, "Stepped on his dick, and hopes we haven't noticed," but I doubt they'll use that. mikeytherat May 2012 #5

I LIKE that lillypaddle Jun 2012 #57

Or, as I hear every single night on "On Point" with Tom Ashbrook on NPR... an ad for Loomis that has kayakjohnny May 2012 #6

Sounds like you need a new paradigm for your TQA product interaction associates. HopeHoops May 2012 #8

My brain just exploded. Bake May 2012 #9

Look at the marketecture to prioritize the pre-implemented strategizing of the main objective. HopeHoops May 2012 #11

You just broke this place. kayakjohnny May 2012 #14

That is worth a 6-figure salary right there. KurtNYC Jun 2012 #27

That sums up the process quite nicely. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #30

But it MUST be research "around" a certain topic!!! Bake Jun 2012 #31

Analysts looking for "guidance" from corp execs: Bake May 2012 #10

"Mission Statement" FloridaJudy May 2012 #12

"At the end of the day" we're going to have to find sharp_stick May 2012 #13

Consumer n/t OxQQme May 2012 #16

"Synergy" Odin2005 May 2012 #17

We're going to Leverage Technology. undeterred May 2012 #18

"make more money by firing people" but it sounds better KurtNYC Jun 2012 #28

It is the deliberate use of language to obfuscate, hifiguy May 2012 #19

I think it's even less than that quakerboy Jun 2012 #39

what are the optics of thinking outside the box? Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2012 #20

Entrepreneur. hay rick Jun 2012 #21

The same time "consumers" replaced "citizens" as the term for the populace at large Populist_Prole Jun 2012 #41

Almost spilled my beverage when I read your post. hay rick Jun 2012 #42

I think the media MADE the bandwagon Populist_Prole Jun 2012 #45

Human resources Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #22

Where I work we're called Human Capital and when we no longer work there we're Terminated. lunatica Jun 2012 #43

"Human capital"-- UGH! Art_from_Ark Jun 2012 #54

Those all got outsourced to India in order to align our expense structure.... lastlib Jun 2012 #58

"solutions" ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author ManyShadesOf Jun 2012 #23

Business school is where you learn to call a spade eridani Jun 2012 #25

"Transitioning." BlueIris Jun 2012 #26

OH that's nothing. How about "incentivize?" Bake Jun 2012 #32

At UC Berkeley we're transitioning by "cohorts" lunatica Jun 2012 #55

I think we could maximize the productivity of this thread by pro-actively leveraging our KurtNYC Jun 2012 #29

"Associate". Aristus Jun 2012 #33

Another one is administrative assistant. Initech Jun 2012 #36

"Job Creators" Initech Jun 2012 #34

this whole thread is scary... irisblue Jun 2012 #35

Of course you have. Bake Jun 2012 #38

"Grow your business". bif Jun 2012 #37

And don't forget to work 'smarter', not... YvonneCa Jun 2012 #51

...and 'Drill Down' of course! YvonneCa Jun 2012 #52

"win/win orientation" DemocratsForProgress Jun 2012 #40

That poor and middle class people "don't have any skin in the game." Truly nauseating coming from argyl Jun 2012 #44

Cadence, on-boarding, roadmap, vision, 'frictionless', right-sizing, blah, blah, blah. n/t Inspired Jun 2012 #46

Oh, and monetize, silos, verticals. Inspired Jun 2012 #47

The complaint department is now know as Risk Management.. meaning, what's the chance crunch60 Jun 2012 #48

"Issue" IDemo Jun 2012 #49

"One-on-one" = a meeting with your boss IDemo Jun 2012 #50

Paradigm Major Nikon Jun 2012 #53

"At the end of the day".... 4_TN_TITANS Jun 2012 #56