Annoying Catch Phrases - Beyond Tiki

A aquarj Tiki Socialite SF bay area, CA Joined: Apr 02, 2002 Posts: 1125	A aquarj Posted posted on Fri, Jun 20, 2003 3:46 PM One that really bugs me is "If you could..." as a way of asking for a favor or assigning a task. As in the manager who says "If you could get these reports to me by noon" and leaves it dangling like that. Then what? Then you'll have one less task to do yourself? Why not just have the guts to say "please do this." Unfortunately, I think I use this a lot too with people I manage, which makes me a rotten stinker. In fact I think I use a lot of the catch phrases listed here, which is really embarrassing. -Randy

One that really bugs me is "If you could..." as a way of asking for a favor or assigning a task. As in the manager who says "If you could get these reports to me by noon" and leaves it dangling like that. Then what? Then you'll have one less task to do yourself? Why not just have the guts to say "please do this."

Unfortunately, I think I use this a lot too with people I manage, which makes me a rotten stinker. In fact I think I use a lot of the catch phrases listed here, which is really embarrassing.

-Randy

Post #40209 by aquarj on Fri, Jun 20, 2003 3:46 PM