Corporate jargon and buzzwords are common in the workplace, but could they be clouding your message and confusing your colleagues? In this slideshow from Accountemps, learn the top 20 most annoying and overused business buzzwords or phrases in the workplace.

1. Top 20 Most
Annoying Buzzwords
and Phrases in the
Workplace

2. Most common clichés:
“Out of pocket”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada

3. “Deep dive”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
Most common clichés:

4. “Forward-thinking”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
Most common clichés:

5. “Dynamic”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
Most common clichés:

6. “Let me get
back to you.”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
Most common clichés:

7. “Pick your brain”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
Most common clichés:

8. “Employee
engagement”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
Most common clichés:

9. “LOL”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
Most common clichés:

10. Employee burnout clichés:
“It’s not my job.”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada

11. Employee burnout clichés:
“It’s above my
pay grade.”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada

12. Employee burnout clichés:
“When am I going
to get a raise?”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada

13. Employee burnout clichés:
“I am
overwhelmed.”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada

14. Employee burnout clichés:
“Crunch time”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada

15. “Win-win”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
“Hall-of-Fame” clichés:

16. “Value-added”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
“Hall-of-Fame” clichés:

17. “Think outside
the box”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
“Hall-of-Fame” clichés:

18. “Leverage”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
“Hall-of-Fame” clichés:

19. “At the end
of the day”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
“Hall-of-Fame” clichés:

20. “Circle back”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
“Hall-of-Fame” clichés:

21. “Synergy”
Source: Accountemps survey of more than 600 human
resources managers in the United States and Canada
“Hall-of-Fame” clichés:

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