Most despised corporate buzzwords

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Most despised corporate buzzwords
By Toni Bowers | December 5, 2011, 2:33 PM PST

CareerBuilder asked 5,000 workers to choose the buzzwords they hated the most. I thought the list was interesting because I cannot believe anyone with half a brain and/or an ounce of self-respect would continue to use these terms. Anyway, here are the top terms employees despise:

Outside the box (31%)

Low-hanging fruit (24%)

Synergy (23%) (This one I can't believe. People still say this?)

Loop me in (22%)

Best of breed (19%)

Incentivize (19%)

Mission-critical (19 %)

Bring to the table (18%)

Value-add (17%)

Elevator pitch (16%)

Actionable items (15%)

Proactive (15%)

Circle back (13%)

Bandwidth (13%)

High level (10%)

Learnings (9%)

Next steps (6%)