Last month, GEP presented its readers with 17 toxic phrases that if present on their resumes should be stricken immediately. It was a big hit and put Yahoo's shrimpy list to shame. Well, Yahoo is at it again, this time with their fat cat friends over at Forbes.com. This week, I read a yawn-inducing article concerned with 9 common words and phrases one should never utter in the workplace. It was the usual tripe--"I don't know," "whatever," "yes, but...," "we'll see," and five more ho-hums even a monkey could accidentally pound out on a typewriter--so GEP decided to step in and offer some truly helpful advice, because, as I've often said, we are primarily a blog dedicated to helping individuals succeed in the world of modern business. So, please, enjoy the following: 16 MORE COMMON WORDS & PHRASES ONE SHOULD NEVER USE AT WORK.
-"DO THEY STILL ALLOW BLACK PEOPLE ON AMERICAN IDOL? THEY DO? THEN, NO, I DIDN'T WATCH IT LAST NIGHT."
-"YOU KNOW, I DON'T MUCH CARE FOR SHORT PEOPLE, AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT MIDGETS."
-COVER YOUR EYES, NOSE, AND MOUTH WITH POST-IT NOTES AND RUN AROUND SCREAMING, "LOOK AT ME, I'M THE MAN WITHOUT A FACE!"
-"WHAT DID I DO THIS WEEKEND? DON'T YOU MEAN WHO DID I DO THIS WEEKEND? CAUSE I DID, LIKE, EVERYBODY."
-"DAMN, FRIDAYS MAKE ME HORNY!"
-"THAT'S A NICE SKIRT, SHELIA. I CAN ALMOST SEE YOUR VAGINA."
-"YEAH, I COULD HAVE THE PAPERWORK TO YOU BY TUESDAY, BUT IT'LL HAVE A TON SEMEN ON IT."
-"COME ON IN. YOU KNOW I HAVE AN OPEN FLY POLICY."
-"HAVE YOU SEEN THAT PORNO WHERE...?"
-"THIS COFFEE TASTES LIKE SOMEONE PISSED IN IT. SHIT. YOU KNOW WHAT? I DID PISS IN IT THIS MORNING. MY BAD."
-"I WISH WE COULD GET PAID IN HANDJOBS, DON'T YOU?"
-"OBVIOUSLY I DIDN'T KNOW WE WEREN'T ALLOWED TO BRING RACCOONS TO WORK."
-"I KNOW IT'S NOT BRING YOUR DAUGHTER TO WORK DAY, THAT'S WHY I BROUGHT THIS HOOKER."
-"DO YOU HAVE SOME METH I COULD BORROW?"
-"BETTY, THAT WALNUT BANANA BREAD YOU MADE WAS AWFUL. LEARN TO COOK, ASSHOLE."
-"YOU MEAN WE CAN'T MAKE DEATH THREATS ON COMPANY TIME? THAT SEEMS UNREASONABLE."
