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These are the most hated bits of office jargon

Most people working in an office have come across at least one of these at some point, and most will have cringed inside upon encountering them. It might be a British thing, but hearing the following word combination is not a pleasant experience: touch base. Indeed, 24 percent of respondents to the latest Glassdoor survey in the UK said that they were annoyed by this particular example of office jargon. Quite far behind in second place was the classic 'no-brainer' with 14 percent.

Further down on 9 percent, and getting a tad more niche is 'lipstick on a pig', meaning to try to improve a bad idea or product with only superficial changes. On 8 percent is 'let's get our ducks in a row', a needlessly abstract way of saying you need to be prepared for something.

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February 26, 2020 - India's sugar production to stay higher, six million tonnes of surplus looms

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When Pricing Your Product, Go Big or Small - The Middle Doesn't Sell Well

We make buying decisions with emotions much more than we do with logic.

In his fantastic book, Alchemy, Rory Sutherland (vice chairman of Ogilvy) tells us we get an emotional rush under two types of buying conditions: 1. When we get a great deal/discount, and 2. When we pay a lot of money.

The low and the high prices produce a dopamine squirt in our brains.

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