8. Peel the Onion
Now, strictly linguistically speaking, this isn’t a terrible metaphor. What landed it on the 8th spot among 16 most annoying business phrases and buzzwords is the fact that the phrase is used to death and beyond and has become the buzzword for people too lazy or stupid to come up with something fresh.
7. Giving 110%
You can’t. Stop saying that, nobody can’t give 110%. It is literary impossible to do it. Even as a metaphor it is impossible for a person to go even 1%, much less so 10% of their capabilities. If somebody manages to do it, it simply means they weren’t trying hard enough before. Simply said, if one of your employees starts giving 110%, it means they have been cheating on you in the past. And now, let’s see what else we have in our list of most annoying business phrases and buzzwords.
