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Why do so many people / companies insist on using grossly euphemistic managerspeak like this?
by stalfosknight 3y ago
Why do so many people / companies insist on using grossly euphemistic managerspeak like this?
- nerbert 3y agoBecause anything different from that would be admitting that it is a life threatening situation and they are not going to treat it as such.
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- theshrike79 3y agoLess risk of liability and cancellation.
- numpad0 3y agoBecause it works. People who don't will not get to keep their jobs in corporate environments, even when nothing is going on.
- stalfosknight 3y agoI work in a corporate environment and I refuse to use managerspeak. I haven't lost my job.
- randomdata 3y agoLike 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 agoliability
- thfuran 3y agoAn insulin pump is probably a class II medical device. The manufacturer is already liable.
- jacquesm 3y agoAs they should be. This is a process failure and a QA failure.
- selimthegrim 3y agoI would bring a lot of popcorn (or chestnuts) to their next 501k
- willcipriano 3y agoBusiness 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 agoThey 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.