Dictionary Entries:
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Normal speech: Stop emailing me so often!
Corporate speech: To ensure that information does not get lost, let's reduce frequency of communication so that updates are only provided once more details have been established.
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Normal speech: It's not my fault you procrastinated on this.
Corporate speech: I understand the urgency on this with the deadline approaching however I am not able to reschedule my entire week to prioritize this last minute ask.
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Normal speech: I don't want to attend a work event during my personal time.
Corporate speech: I am unable to attend after working hours.
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Normal speech: Stop texting my personal phone about work.
Corporate speech: Please direct all work related inquiries to my email so all communications are kept in one place.
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Normal speech: I can't take on any more work right now.
Corporate speech: I am unable to take that on at the moment as my current workload is quite heavy. Is there someone else who can assist with this?
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Normal speech: Your micromanaging isn't making this go any faster.
Corporate speech: Though I appreciate your attention to this, I feel as though I could be more productive if I had an opportunity to work independently here.
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Normal speech: That’s not my job.
Corporate speech: This falls outside of my responsibilities but I would be happy to connect you with someone who can help.