Empty and Misleading Communication Takes over Organizations (2020)
Few months ago I was asked by a colleague to contribute an inspiration for a company development workshop. Frankly speaking - I am pretty damn disillusioned by now and couldn't come up with anything meaningful. He insisted, so I googled specifically for "coporate buzzwords" and came up with this:<p>"Further establishing a welcoming and diverse work environment encouraging synergy and collaboration by committing to a common set of strategic goals."<p>That statement was unanimously received very well and nobody realized that this is basically just sarcasm in action.<p>Practically speaking my colleagues are all very smart (academics, PhDs all over the place) and should be able to detect bullshit bingo. At the bottom line though whether or not to go actively and motivatedly along with this ... bullshit makes a very practical difference with regard to boni. So, I don't know. Maybe it's me who's the idiot.<p>In short: Bullshit bingo'ing is also often quite lucrative.