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I don't know anything about Tesla or working there, but my experience from large financial institutions is that acronyms are part and parcel of business speak.
by mstade 9y ago
I don't know anything about Tesla or working there, but my experience from large financial institutions is that acronyms are part and parcel of business speak. It's beyond comical, because very often you'll see the acronyms immediately followed by their expansion in parenthesis making it very clear that the acronyms are not widely known or accepted. But they keep being used, and each business unit likes to come up with their own. I find it pretentious and inhibiting to communication, and I make a point of not using acronyms that aren't already very well established to the point where the communications can be understood by more or less anyone.
I detest the invention and use of these acronyms and – ignoring the rest of the email – I for one would love to see such an instruction come from management at my place of work.
- kbart 9y agoI've found it more of a cultural phenomena. I haven't seen so many useless acronyms used anywhere outside of USA and maybe UK (to the lesser extend). A good practice is to use the full form when first used, add acronym in parenthesis then use it when mentioned next, for example, Hacker News (HN) - not doing it is simply rude imho, unless it's a really well-known acronym for the intended audience (HTTP, IP, CPU etc.)
- Sangermaine 9y ago>not doing it is simply rude imho, It's not just rude, it's an intentional power play and a shibboleth to identify outsiders. No one wants to be the one who looks stupid or not part of the scene by asking what an acronym means, so it's a way to lord over other people.
- calvano915 9y agoDid you mean Intellectual Property or Internet Protocol? ;p