Employees have voted for the worst workplace speech. Here is the first phrase that annoys your co-workers

The modern workplace is increasingly difficult to navigate. Between mass layoffs, being mandated to return to the office, long hours, and tons of Slack pings and emails, it’s no wonder employees love to hate their jobs.

But if you’ve survived the recent process of “restructuring,” “restructuring,” “redefining,” and “downsizing,” you’ll probably agree that one of the most annoying things about working today is all the business jargon. Simply put, telling your boss that you’re going to “take it back” or “pin it” is intimidating.

So, while other workers were “quietly quitting” this summer, Glassdoor, a job search and careers platform, decided to poll its community to find the worst jargon. The list consisted of hand-picked phrases inspired by real conversations on the platform. Hundreds of professionals entered and answered a series of polls conducted by Glassdoor during the last week of August.

For those of us who love data-driven insights, drum roll, please. . . According to Glassdoor analysts, the worst workplace slogan is: “We build a plane like a plane,” followed by “Let’s double-click that.”

The third place is taken by one of the most used phrases, a fan favorite among managers and non-aggressive colleagues everywhere: “Let me go back with you,” which means, I will pretend to fix the problem you raised and get back to you later, but don’t count on it.

Are you angry enough? Glassdoor users also voiced their distaste for the phrase “we’re family,” or anything that means “bandwidth.”

If there’s a lesson here, it’s that professionals use too many words and phrases. You should just say what you mean. Another takeaway is that if you’re guilty of using one, or all, of these phrases, your co-workers will likely roll their eyes.