New Business Speak

March 6, 2005January 20, 2012 B. John 148 Views

I have mostly refrained from posting here about my work, as it tends to get bloggers in trouble, but I just could not pass on posting something about a quote from a senior vice-president of the company.

The company I work for is undergoing a lot of changes, and it is certainly no longer the organization it was a couple of years ago. I will forego a long explanation, but suffice it say, its not getting better. Consequently, a number of key people are now leaving. Several of those resignations happened last week.

The response of the SVP of Operations was to say, "Resignations allow us to materially upgrade our capabilities."

I’d say that is business speak for, "please, all of you, leave now so we may hire people smarter than you." Nice to be loved, huh?

B. John

Records and Content Management consultant who enjoys good stories and good discussion. I have a great deal of interest in politics, religion, technology, gadgets, food and movies, but I enjoy most any topic. I grew up in Kings Mountain, a small N.C. town, graduated from Appalachian State University and have lived in Atlanta, Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Dayton and Tampa since then.