This came from the Reuter’s article Does “thinking outside the box” drive you crazy?
The survey found the Top 10 office annoyances were:
- Grumpy or moody colleagues (37 percent)
- Slow computers (36)
- Small talk/gossip in the office (19)
- The use of office jargon or management-speak (18)
- People speaking loudly on the phone (18)
- Too much health and safety in the work place (16)
- Poor toilet etiquette (16)
- People not turning up for meetings on time or at all (16)
- People not tidying up after themselves in the kitchen (15)
- Too cold/ cold air conditioning (15)
The most annoying jargon:
- Thinking outside the box (21 percent)
- Let’s touch base (20)
- Blue sky thinking (19)
- Blamestorming (16) (sitting down and working out whose fault something is)
- Drill down to a more granular level (15) (Look into something in more detail)
- Let’s not throw pies in the dark (15) (we need a plan rather than a haphazard approach)
- I’ve got that on my radar (13)
- Push the envelope (12)
- Bring your A-game (11) (Be ready to do something to best of ability)
- Get all your ducks in a row (11)
What are your thoughts? Comments? Annoyances?
