If you say you’ll circle back, be sure you do.
In 2021, let’s commit to being more honest with our colleagues. But all too often people use this phrase to sideline an idea without outright rejecting it. Some responsible meeting leaders may honor their promise to circle back. This buzzword is particularly popular in Chicago, according to Google Trends.įor many of us, “let’s circle back” is a death knell to whatever idea, proposal, or project was being discussed. To “circle back” to a promise to revisit a particular topic or decision at a later date. This is one of the worst business jargon examples on our list.
PROFESSIONAL WORD FOR ANNOYING PROFESSIONAL
Circle BackĪh, “circling back.” The least-kept promise in the professional world. We’d be better off leaving management buzzwords like “synergy” behind along with the rest of 2020. For some reason, people in Nebraska search this term the most. But the word has been so recklessly bandied about that you need a hasty Google search to understand it.Īccording to Google Trends, “synergy” has high search interest every year-and almost 8X more interest than “new normal” above. “Synergy” once had a contextual meaning about businesses working together. It sounds vaguely futuristic and means next to nothing. “Synergy” has all the hallmarks of a piece of annoying business jargon. The reigning champion most annoying buzzword, “Synergy,” only dropped one spot this year. “New normal” has almost 3X the amount of search interest there compared to the second-highest metro (New Orleans). However, the meaning of the “new normal” has become ambiguous in recent months.Īccording to Google Trends, people in Peoria-Bloomington metro in Illinois are the most obsessed with this term. The “new normal” refers to the state of the world, and how we expect the world to be, after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The odds are good that “new normal” would top that list! It’s the number one most annoying business buzzword of 2021. New NormalĬlose your eyes and imagine the most common phrase you heard in 2020. We combined their answers with data from Google Trends to identify which buzzwords were the worst, and where they’re most abused. These terms are so generic, and used so broadly, that it’s impossible to know what they mean. When the TrustRadius community voted on their most hated buzzwords of 2021, a clear theme emerged. The “unprecedented circumstances” of 2020 brought new jargon to the forefront. The Most Annoying Business Jargon of 2021 In 2019 over half of our community said they hear business buzzwords “often” or “way too much.” This year we returned to discover the most egregious professional faux pas of 2021. While there are more serious lessons to learn from last year, we can all agree on one thing that needs to stay in the past-the annoying business jargon! It’s safe to say that 2020 was a terrible year for most people.
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