Buzz Words we can stop using in 2015

[Harold Mansfield]

There are many, but I get tired of hearing people say that they are "Passionate" about their business or their job. EVERYONE out there claims to have all this passion. That they live, eat and breath Social Media...or whatever it is. It's not special when everyone is saying it. Now it just sounds like a con from a group of traveling grifters.

Web Designers, SEO's, and Marketers are the biggest offenders, although I did see a wedding planner say it on her website the other day.


Every time I hear someone say they are "passionate" about their job I imagine this:

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What are some others that you're tired of hearing?

[Harold Mansfield]

Fast Company wrote an article a while back on the word "Disrupt". Apparently everyone in Silicon Valley is "Disrupting" everything.
Why We Need To Stop "Disrupting" | Fast Company | Business + Innovation (http://www.fastcompany.com/3039127/the-case-for-ending-disrupts-20-year-reign)

[Freelancier]

I brought one of these up in another thread:

"We provide exceptional customer service!"

Yeah, because there are companies who will admit to providing "merely average" customer service.