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Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs (news.cornell.edu)
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YA THINK?

“Corporate bullshit is a specific style of communication that uses confusing, abstract buzzwords in a functionally misleading way,” said Littrell, a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Arts and Sciences. “Unlike technical jargon, which can sometimes make office communication a little easier, corporate bullshit confuses rather than clarifies. It may sound impressive, but it is semantically empty.”

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[–] 1 point 8 months ago

Basically "tell us your secrets" or "show you're not hiding anything".

Back in the day, westerners thought samurai would open their kimonos to show they're not hiding a sword. That wasn't really a thing but that's why it's a phrase (or was anyway)

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