14 Things You Should Never Say at Work - TheJobNetwork

14 Things You Should Never Say at Work - TheJobNetworkNo matter how smart you areor think you areor how well youre doing in your career, its always possible to make sure youre not doing anything to sabotage yourself. There are a hr of little things you can do to fine-tune your conversation skillseliminating corporate clichs, getting rid of less-than-confident-sounding filler, and limiting your use of negative words. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) Here are a few words and phrases to weed out of your conversation in the office, for your own success.1. JustI just wanted to I was just I just thought These are all basically code for Im sorry to bother you. Youre not bothering anyone youre contributing. Youre doing your job. Youre probably delivering something necessary to a coworker. Start to notice how often you throw just as if trying to ask permission. Be less meek2. UnfairNothing is fair. Even if youre stating the obvious truth, stay q uiet. Youll only sound negative and immature. Stay constructive and keep your head above the fray.3. SorryEspecially sorry, but Dont apologize for asking for things, for taking up space, or for having ideas. Especially when youre not actually sorry.4. This is how its always been done.Congratulations, you sound lazy and resistant to change. Like an old dog that cant learn new and innovative tricks. Keep an open mind to new ways of doing things and better ideas.5. Im no expert, but Women so often preface everything they say with this kind of qualifying phrase. You want to avoid sounding pushy or arrogant, but its just silly. Own your ideas. Just dont be pushy or arrogant, and youll be fine.6. This is a stupid question/silly ideaYoure immediately setting yourself up to look like you dont belong at the big kids table. There are no stupid questions, not really. And sometimes silly ideas are the ones that turn a company around. Think before you speak, but dont qualify what you say as triv ial before youve even said it.7. Ill try.Yoda perhaps said it best. Do or do not. There is no try.8. Its not my fault.Even if this is true, you sound like you cant take responsibility for anything. Roll your sleeves up and get your hands dirty trying to come up with a solution, rather than shirking blame.9. I cant.If you were your boss, what would you think hearing that? That youre unwilling to give it your best effort?10. I hate this job.I mean, really. You should know not to let this one slip already. Even in jest.11. LikeTry to avoid talking like a valley girl (or like Shoshanna on HBOs Girls). Try to keep stupid filler words out of your sentences and avoid the supremely annoying speech tic that is vocal fry. If youre an up talker? Thats always raising your pitch? At the end of every sentence? Try training yourself to read aloud lowering your arm every time you reach a period.12. ?? 3You dont need to use emoji to express cheerfulness or camaraderie at work. Thats for your friend s. Keep the cutesy and the capslock and the exclamation points for your iMessages and leave your work words unadorned.13. Does that make sense?It probably did before you asked. Dont second guess yourself mid-explanation. That will only lead your coworkers to second guess you too.14. You look tired.Never tell anyone this, no matter how true it is. Theyll just feel awful about themselves. And youll look like a jerk.