You Are Not an Office Cliche

Please, no more cliches. These well-worn sayings hurt me. I cringe when I hear throwaway phrases such as “go the extra mile” or “think outside the box.” What do these words even mean? Or are these business cliches just an easy choice when we do not want to think deeply about the true meaning of what we are trying to convey?

I was curious if others felt the same way, so I turned to folks on LinkedIn to get their thoughts. Many of you shared your frustrations at having real workplace issues ad...