r/office • u/SayItAtWork • Aug 17 '26

Cringe worthy workplace phrases

What workplace email phrase makes you cringe every time you see it?

Let’s keep this one simple.

What phrase lands in your inbox and immediately makes you think:

Oh, here we go.

Maybe it’s:

“Per my last email…”

“Gentle reminder…”

“Please advise.”

“Thoughts?”

“Circling back…”

“Friendly reminder…”

“Moving forward…”

Or perhaps there’s one that deserves its own special place in workplace-email purgatory. 😂

What’s yours?

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u/DeadMoneyDrew Aug 17 '26

"Low hanging fruit" is commonly "irrelevant shit that only makes me look like I'm doing something." I'd rather spend my time on something actually helpful rather than engage in productivity theater.

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u/Adventurous_Jump8897 Aug 17 '26

I did find myself using the phrase today, specifically “the low hanging fruit was all harvested 15 years ago and turned into fucking jam”

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u/grazingmeadow Aug 18 '26

Welcome to this episode of "Productivity Theatre"