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Six clichéd business terms that should be banned from the office

Every office worker knows at least one bit of clichéd business-speak that they would be happy to never hear again. Members of the business community were asked if there were any other sayings they hear around the boardroom (or the water cooler or the neighboring desk) that they found particularly egregious. Read ahead and find out what they had to say:

2. Circle back

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  • By Daniel Bukszpan CNBC

When your supervisor tells you he or she will "circle back" on an issue, it means "to discuss it later." Mike Wolfe, co-founder and CEO of WAM Enterprises in Katonah, N.Y., said that it's one of his most disliked examples of office jargon.

"It usually means we just had a meeting where nothing was accomplished, and we need to 'circle back' to have another pointless meeting," he said.

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