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What Are The Most Overused Workplace Phrases?

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Half of all Americans have a co-worker they find difficult to work with. This might be the result of their co-workers use of workplace jargon. Using terms like “think outside the box” are among those phrases that get on people’s nerves the most. 

Here are some other overused workplace phrases:

  • ASAP 
  • Keep me in the loop
  • Just checking in 
  • Team player 
  • Give 110 percent
  • Sorry for the delay
  • New normal
  • No worries
  • Touch base 
  • Think outside the box
  • Loop me in
  • Back to square one
  • Circle back 
  • There’s no I in team 

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