I thought tfa would say seeking synergy is a sign one is struggling with ones own deliverables so one tries to add value elsewhere in the organization. Is synergy really such a poorly defined term that it's synonymous with corporate bullshit?

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VorpalWay 17 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yes. (There are other phrases too that should be red flags such as "strategizing", but "synergy" is probably the poster child).

	▲	encom 16 hours ago \| parent [-]
		>other phrases "Pipeline". I hate this so much. At a previous job, it was used so much by management it became a meme on the production floor. When asked how many units had been sold, there was always a big number in the pipeline, when the real actual number was zero. It's a non-commitment word. Whatever is talked about may or may not happen or exist. Maybe it's ignorance or a straight up lie to shut up the people on the floor, but "pipeline" works maybe once or twice and then everyone is onto your bullshit.

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zbentley 17 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes. In a huge majority of cases, I’ve seen it used as a weasely, subjective synonym for “more than one thing being done”.

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Hamuko 17 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I feel like "synergy" has been the poster child for corporate buzzwords.