People in Your Office are Morons!

Every day in every office, someone is misunderstood. It is the perfect match for each office ... communications. Could it be that communication is such a challenge because we secretly want to be misunderstood? Could it be that we survive in the workplace by being cryptic and intentionally misunderstood? Perhaps if people understood what we really thought they would not like it much.

To break it down to the root of the communication issue, clearly a mismatch between what is said in the workplace and what is actually meant. Maybe it's because we are all programmed to be "politically correct". Maybe we are trying to cover up our own deficiencies. Maybe it's because we are programmed to "put lipstick on the pig". Maybe we just enjoy the fun of trying to keep everyone around us guessing.

Let us take a look at how the office operates today. We walk around exchanging pleasantries with colleagues, bosses and the people we manage. We exchange ideas in private, during one-on-one conversations with our staff. We sit in meetings of endless conversation, as we strive to understand what is being said. We filter through piles and piles of emails with conversation link a mil long. We endure performance reviews, where our boss always gives us their valuable input and assessment.

Have you ever had a pleasant conversation with someone in the office and walked away feeling as though you might have missed something? The look on their face, the tone of their voice - did they just insult you with pleasant conversation? After all, the slightest change in the tone of your voice to deliver a quick blow to the face with a simple "Hello!"

Like a meticulously choreographed dance, taking most of the conversations in the office space in our thoughts, not our spoken words. So we decided to take a look at real conversations to find the right meanings.

Let's face it, is based on the conversations you have each day at the office - the people you work with is Moron.