Lots of us living that 9-5 lifestyle, filled with multiple meetings a day, are pretty familiar with a bit of ‘corporate jargon’.
Here at The Breeze, although we do have meetings, they’re a lot quicker and more relaxed. As Jeanette Thomas puts it, “we’re in and out like a fiddler's elbow”.
Earlier this week, Robert Rakete took it upon himself to come up with some ‘quirkier’ ways of tackling corporate jargon after seeing a video on Instagram that suggested instead of saying "let’s circle back" we should say "let’s sauce these nugs".
Here are some of the golden sayings he came up with:
Starting out strong (and potentially controversial), Jeanette asked him a different way to say “I want to take a deep dive on that”.
Rob's response? “I’m going Titanic on this, think Ocean Gate, but without everyone dying.”
A little outrageous, so I will add a disclaimer that Jeanette did not encourage that one.
Next up was an alternative for: “We’re going to need more blue sky thinking”.
This prompted Rob to make the unusual but delicious comparison: "We’re going to need more golden syrup on that fry bread”.
Jeanette then pivoted to “this analysis is missing a crucial component”.
Robert thought “this is One Direction without Harry Styles” was a better fit for that one. I guess you could customise this using personal preference with who your favourite 1D member is, though.
One of the more out-there suggestions to adapt: “I’m a disrupter, a game changer, a norm breaker” was: “I’m here to change the nappy.” Interesting choice here.
As for the final one, it’s a little cheeky, so I’ll let the video above speak for itself.
