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Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

This is the most cringeworthy jargon you need to stop using in the office

A man looks confused while staring at a coworker. (Credit: Skynesher - Getty Images)

It's unlikely your colleagues are spending their days lining up a row of ducks or attempting to herd a group of cats—and yet in corporate America people are using these phrases every day.

In a post-pandemic world, office jargon is increasingly met with confusion and in some cases offense—with experts warning phrases like "boiling the ocean" just make communication more difficult.

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