Workers who fall for ‘corporate bullshit’ may be worse at their jobs, study finds

‘Corporate bullshit’ is a specific type of bullshit that uses puzzling corporate buzzwords and jargon and is ‘often confusing’, according to the research. Illustration: Guardian Design/Getty Images

Ever sat in a meeting where someone declares that your company is “growth-hacking” and “working at the intersection of cross-collateralization and blue-sky thinking” and called bullshit? Turns out you were right.

A new study out of Cornell University published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences found workers most excited and impressed by corporate speak may be the least equipped to make effective, practical business decisions, and it can leave companies with dysfunctional leaders.