Are YOU guilty of using the UK’s most annoying office terms? 1,000 workers reveal the worst ‘corporate jargon’

Starting a new office job can be especially intimidating if your coworkers throw around work terms and phrases that feel strange or downright bizarre.

‘Business jargon’ is the official term for workplace language, the words, phrases and acronyms used in the business environment.

Although all industries have their own language, there are some consistent expressions that tend to annoy and annoy.

A recent survey conducted by Entrepreneur uncovered nine of the most ‘annoying’ office terms, causing hundreds of corporate employees to respond with their own hateful feelings.

The business magazine posted on their Instagram account @entrepreneur on November 13 and uploaded a nine-slide infographic containing the nasty terms.

Entrepreneur wrote in a caption with the slides: ‘We asked more than 1,000 people about the office jargon that irritates them. Did they miss something?’

The first slide revealed one of the most despised terms: “Circle Back.” In the business world, the expression is often used to return to a conversation or topic at a later time Languagetool.org.

The second sentence reads, “Work hard, play hard,” which is essentially the practice of work-life balance.

Another term that is met with disapproval from office workers is “boots on the ground,” which is used to describe when a company has staff or equipment in place and operational, according to Grammaticus.com.

The fourth annoying sentence, according to the survey results, is: “Let’s put this on the table.” This is an alternative way of saying, “Let’s not talk about this right now.”

The fifth term Entrepreneur reveals is “Synergy,” which is often used by companies that cross-sell products by creating or combining products or markets.

Number six on the list of annoying phrases is, “Put a pin in it,” often used when an issue or response is put on hold, with the intention of coming back to it later.

The seventh term that corporate employees hate most is “Get your ducks in a row,” which means being well prepared or well organized for something that’s going to happen, according to The Cambridge Dictionary.

“Low-hanging fruit” turned out to be number eight on the entrepreneurial list, which refers to tasks or problems that are easy to solve.

A recent Entrepreneur survey revealed ten of the most ‘annoying’ office terms in a nine-slide infographic on Instagram this month

More than 200 people flocked to the comments below Entrepreneur’s post to declare some of their own corporate phrases “pet hate”

The last term of the nine most annoying office phrases is “Reinventing the wheel,” which is commonly known as changing something that has been done successfully before in a fundamental way so that it works differently.

More than 200 people flocked to the comments below Entrepreneur’s post to declare some of their own business phrases “pet hates,” with one person writing, “Teamwork makes the dream work.”

A second exasperated employee wrote: ‘Organic. I can’t stand it when someone uses this in terms of work,” while another said, “Touch base.” Reach out. Outside the box.”

Another office worker said, “When the boss says, ‘I need all hands on deck’ as an excuse for, ‘I don’t know what I’m doing, so I need all of you to do it.'”

In 2015, research from luxury lifestyle brand Nicoccino revealed office workers’ opinions on their coworkers’ worst habits, including making a mess, smelling like cigarette smoke and eating smelly food at their desk.