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"We understand this may impact your experience and are here to support you." I love this - I've never heard the euphemism impact your experience used to mean t

"We understand this may impact your experience and are here to support you." I love this - I've never heard the euphemism impact your experience used to mean that your life may end. What a wild PR assignment (language off the company's safety notice https://www.omnipod.com/en-gb/fsn-11-2023 https://www.omnipod.com/en-gb/fsn-11-2023)

stalfosknight 3y ago
Why do so many people / companies insist on using grossly euphemistic managerspeak like this?
- nerbert 3y ago
  Because anything different from that would be admitting that it is a life threatening situation and they are not going to treat it as such.
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- theshrike79 3y ago
  Less risk of liability and cancellation.
- numpad0 3y ago
  Because it works. People who don't will not get to keep their jobs in corporate environments, even when nothing is going on.
  - stalfosknight 3y ago
    I work in a corporate environment and I refuse to use managerspeak. I haven't lost my job.
- randomdata 3y ago
  Like all business communication (and communication in general, really): Fashion. While you occasionally find some trailblazers to set what is new in fashion, mostly people just copy what other people are doing.
- shp0ngle 3y ago
  liability
  - thfuran 3y ago
    An insulin pump is probably a class II medical device. The manufacturer is already liable.
    - jacquesm 3y ago
      As they should be. This is a process failure and a QA failure.
    - selimthegrim 3y ago
      I would bring a lot of popcorn (or chestnuts) to their next 501k
- willcipriano 3y ago
  Business people don't know what they are doing so they ape whatever they see other people doing. At the heart of a suit is a great deal of insecurity and fomo.
- sircastor 3y ago
  They are 100% mitigating risk. If someone suffers, or dies, the company is seriously at risk, and any communication needs to be as foolproof as possible from litigation. They have an obligation to release a statement (and greater legal risk if they didn’t) but want to avoid whatever litigation they can.
layer8 3y ago
They probably literally meant impact your having an experience, not impact the content of your experience. ;)
- peteradio 3y ago
  We apologize for an problems you may have with your experience ending.
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nfriedly 3y ago
> This issue only occurs if [...] You do not recognize that the bolus amount is wrong and start the bolus that is larger than you intended "The issue only occurs if you don't notice it's occurring."
- ASalazarMX 3y ago
  "Warning: Inattentive users could experience diabetic comma. If the user insists on diabetic comma, they might experience death. Completely their fault for not paying attention."
jacquesm 3y ago
The language there is more than a little bit disingenuous, they all but blame the user for their fuck-up.

stalfosknight 3y ago

Why do so many people / companies insist on using grossly euphemistic managerspeak like this?

nerbert 3y ago
Because anything different from that would be admitting that it is a life threatening situation and they are not going to treat it as such.
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theshrike79 3y ago
Less risk of liability and cancellation.
numpad0 3y ago
Because it works. People who don't will not get to keep their jobs in corporate environments, even when nothing is going on.
- stalfosknight 3y ago
  I work in a corporate environment and I refuse to use managerspeak. I haven't lost my job.
randomdata 3y ago
Like all business communication (and communication in general, really): Fashion. While you occasionally find some trailblazers to set what is new in fashion, mostly people just copy what other people are doing.
shp0ngle 3y ago
liability
- thfuran 3y ago
  An insulin pump is probably a class II medical device. The manufacturer is already liable.
  - jacquesm 3y ago
    As they should be. This is a process failure and a QA failure.
  - selimthegrim 3y ago
    I would bring a lot of popcorn (or chestnuts) to their next 501k
willcipriano 3y ago
Business people don't know what they are doing so they ape whatever they see other people doing. At the heart of a suit is a great deal of insecurity and fomo.
sircastor 3y ago
They are 100% mitigating risk. If someone suffers, or dies, the company is seriously at risk, and any communication needs to be as foolproof as possible from litigation. They have an obligation to release a statement (and greater legal risk if they didn’t) but want to avoid whatever litigation they can.

layer8 3y ago

They probably literally meant impact your having an experience, not impact the content of your experience. ;)

peteradio 3y ago
We apologize for an problems you may have with your experience ending.
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nfriedly 3y ago

> This issue only occurs if [...] You do not recognize that the bolus amount is wrong and start the bolus that is larger than you intended "The issue only occurs if you don't notice it's occurring."

ASalazarMX 3y ago
"Warning: Inattentive users could experience diabetic comma. If the user insists on diabetic comma, they might experience death. Completely their fault for not paying attention."

jacquesm 3y ago

The language there is more than a little bit disingenuous, they all but blame the user for their fuck-up.