12x the most exhausting office terms

Recently, while getting my coffee, I overheard a phone conversation from a woman who was all too eager to come across as if she were involved in a very important discussion. It wasn't really difficult to listen in, as she was shouting quite loudly. I noticed that everything she said didn't really register with me; it was mainly noise and a lot of ‘office-like’ terms. Can I call it that? It irritated me immensely, and I wondered out loud what exactly her whole point was. I was also curious whether the person on the other end of the line understood anything of her story at all. That must have been the case if he/she mastered the same code language as this woman. Below, I share a few of those terrible terms, then you'll understand what I mean.

1. Give it a slap
In other words: make a definitive decision. But why does this have to be phrased with such an aggressive term? I don't understand that at all.

2. Braining
You can guess it: this means brainstorming aka consulting. I can just about tolerate brainstorming, but ‘let's do some braining’ is really terrible, isn't it?

3. All noses pointing the same way
This means: having the same goal in mind. I get very irritable from this expression.

4. Out of the box
I understand very well that this term is often used because you also need to think ‘out of the box’ to achieve things in life, but I still get very annoyed with the people who say this, don't ask me why.

5. Sparring
I use this term myself regularly, and yet I find it a tiring word. ‘Just consulting’ is perfectly fine, isn't it?

6. Aligning
I believe I just have a dislike for every English term. What's wrong with our own language?

7. Shooting in
As in: scheduling an appointment. Isn't that very strange?

8. Go
‘Do we already have a go?’ Brrrrr.

9. Core business
‘Very important that there is a focus on the core business.’ In my opinion, this term is used very often, but it is almost always unclear what this core business actually entails.

10. Status
So that's an abbreviation for: state of affairs. Sorry, but such a corporate term is really not to be taken seriously? The only abbreviation I approve of is ‘vrijmibo’.

11. Tossing a ball
In the sporty category of making meters, keeping course, directing, and approaching something. Could all these terms have been invented by the same person?

12. Throwing something over the fence
In the business world, this means dropping a task with another colleague. But I will never forget that my thesis supervisor once said this to me after I submitted half a thesis to him. ‘You can't just throw half a thesis over the fence a day in advance, Ella.’ Since then, I've hated this saying.