Book Spotlight: Shut Up With the Buzzwords: 100 Ways to Make People Want to Strangle You at Work by Ken Pealock
Shut Up With the Buzzwords: 100 Ways to Make People Want to Strangle You at Work
“Tired of hearing about ‘move the needle,’ ‘game changer,’ ‘leverage,’ and ‘vertical integration’ in every meeting? So are we. ‘Shut Up With the Buzzwords’ is your ultimate guide to mocking the jargon-filled world of corporate life. Just make sure you don’t use them because somebody might strangle you!
In 100+hilarious (and slightly bitter) definitions, this book exposes every overused phrase that’s been killing your productivity—and your will to live. Perfect for anyone who’s ever been stuck in a meeting where ‘thinking outside the box’ meant wasting everyone’s time.”
Military euphemisms are included in this hilarious buzzword compilation. They attempt to soften the horrifying, the unethical, and incompetence with phrases like ‘force project,’ ‘weapons uptake,’ ‘decapitation strike,’ and many more. Here’s an example: Stabilization Effort-Translation: We bombed a country into chaos, and now we’re trying to make it look like we had a plan.’ Snark: Think of it as the geopolitical version of ghosting a bad date.
Chapters include:
• The 15 Most Common Buzzwords
• Corporate Jargon Hell
• Corporate Jargon That Pretends to Be Smart
• Tech-Speak That Means Nothing
• Workplace Motivation Garbage
• Marketing & Branding Nonsense
• Marketing B.S. That Sells Nothing
• Final Round: Boardroom B.S. That Delays Everything
• Workplace B.S. That Says Nothing
• Self-Help & Hustle Culture Madness
• The World of Meaningless Metrics
• HR Nonsense That Pretends to Care About You
• Entrepreneurial B.S. That Makes You Feel Like a Failure
• Buzzwords That Are Actually Insults
• Final Boss Level: Words That Mean NOTHING
• Military Buzzwords (bonus snarks)
• Psychiatric Mumbo Jumbo (100 bonus snarks-from ’emotional dysregulation’ to ‘psychoeducation’ and other absurd B.S. phrases used to keep you medicated for life.)
• Stay Inside the Box–It’s There for a Reason (bonus essay)
So grab this collection for the perfect response when someone else uses these buzzwords…and make sure you don’t!
About Author Ken Pealock
In case you haven’t heard of me, I am a writer, publisher, documentary producer, libertarian, and a former prisoner of the War on Liberty. I am antiwar, anti-corporate, anti-fascist, anti-communist, anti-federalist, and an advocate for the absolute right to keep and bear arms. My background includes psychology, marketing, copywriting, and constitutional law. At one time I held power of attorney over the CIA’s secret bank accounts containing over a trillion dollars in laundered drug money.
Other than that, I am just an average guy who writes books and articles on war, propaganda, the injustice system, government surveillance, fiction, self-help, and business. https://www.book-showcase.com.
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