Manager-Speak

Witnessed someone get fired in the co-working space today. A tough “manager” convo followed by tears. (So now I’ve seen that.)

The saddest thing was the “manager-speak” which was impersonal and plastic-y. We pretend that stripping ourselves down to “facts” and “observations” and “structured talking points” that we are making it easier and somehow being more truthful.

We are just setting aside our humanity to make ourselves more comfortable with our actions.

In my opinion, this is also Buddhism’s gift to business. But not one of the better gifts.