trite jokey work phrases

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"You don't have to be mad to work here etc. etc" makes my blood boil everytime I hear it.:tongue:
 

rich p

ridiculous old lush
Location
Brighton
My business partner often says as we discuss whether to throw something away, " Nah, keep it: it aint eatin' nuffink"
 

Yellow Fang

Legendary Member
Location
Reading
Some of the phrases that people used to say a lot at my old office included:

'good day' or 'good f****** day' when something blew up or you
were dropped in the 5h1t;

'correct' whenever they had had a misunderstanding explained to them;

'issues' for anything ranging from an about box having the wrong date to
a system falling over on air;

'soiree' used incorrectly for any sort of meeting at all; and

'erroneous' for anything that wasn't right.
 

Maz

Guru
Over The Hill said:
Best one (not really trite i guess)

"Do you use your dictaphone?"
"No I use my finger"
I like it!

A fella at my last job used to say (without fail) each morning when he entered the office "Good Moaning" in the style of the English spy/French Copper on 'Allo 'Allo. Really annoying...
 

Fnaar

Smutmaster General
Location
Thumberland
I have a habit of saying good morning in either French, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese. Even I find it annoying! :biggrin:
 
Twenty Inch said:
"Are we keeping you awake?" if you smother a yawn.

Fatuous, and extremely irritating when you're getting by on 5 hours of sleep a night thanks to a colicky baby.

So I used to reply, "No, not you, my sick baby is - he was very poorly last night", just to see their faces collapse into dismay and embarrassment.

And if you really want to put the boot in, "The hospital said he was critical and wanted me to stay, but I didn't want to let you down so I came in to work."
 
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