Inspired by the post Which Office Buzzwords Do You Hate the Most?, I thought it would be fun to hold a Tournament to try and see which Buzzwords we really hate most on Wall Street. The committee has thought long and hard about these seeds and I apologize to those buzzwords that were snubbed (although I think the Sweet 16 we have here are pretty solid).
After every week, winners of each buzzword match-up will be announced as well as the new match-ups. This will work just like March Madness. In order to vote for the Buzzwords you hate the most and make sure they make it to the next round, follow the instructions below the Week 1 Matchups:
"Annoying Phrase" Region:
Match-Up 1
1. At the End of the Day
2. Circling the wagons
Match-Up 2
3. On a go-forward basis
4. Take ownership
"Kill Me Now" Region:
Match-Up 3
5. He has some extra bandwidth
6. Take a stab
Match-Up 4
7. What is your capacity?
8. Let's Crank
"Ultimate Cliche" Region:
Match-Up 5
9. Apples to Apples
10. Let's not reinvent the wheel
Match-Up 6
11. Let's take a 25,000 foot view
12. Low hanging fruit
"That Makes No Sense" Region
Match-Up 7
13. It is What It Is
14. Deja Vu All Over Again
Match-Up 8
15. Pari Passu
16. Net Net
HOW TO VOTE:
Each round will close on Sunday at Midnight EST. So the first round will close October 4 and the Elite 8 will be announced October 5th. The second round will close on October 11th and the Final 4 will be announced the 12th. The semi-finals will close October 18th, with the final matchup announced on October 19th. Final voting will close October 25th at midnight and the Most Hated Buzzword on Wall Street will be announced October 26th. In order to vote in each round, all you have to do is post a comment in this thread with the matchup # and then the seed you hate more before midnight Sunday of that given week. You can copy and paste the example below to make it fast / easy.
Matchup 1: #1
Matchup 2: #3
Matchup 3: #5
Matchup 4: #8
Matchup 5: #9
Matchup 6: #11
Matchup 7: #13
Macthup 8: #16
Feel free to make a bracket / pool in the office. Only 1 vote per registered user.
Thanks,
Patrick
Match-Up 1 1. At the End of the Day
Match-Up 2 4. Take ownership
Match-Up 3 5. He has some extra bandwidth
Match-Up 5 10. Let's not reinvent the wheel
Match-Up 6 12. Low hanging fruit
Match-Up 7 13. It is What It Is
Match-Up 8
Matchup 1: #1 Matchup 2: #3 Matchup 3: #6 Matchup 4: #8 Matchup 5: #10 Matchup 6: #11 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #16
"I don't think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature." -John D. Rockefeller
C'mon now.
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Matchup 1: #1 Matchup 2: #4 Matchup 3: #6 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #10 Matchup 6: #11 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #16
Matchup 1: #1 Matchup 2: #3 Matchup 3: #5 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #9 Matchup 6: #11 Matchup 7: #14 Macthup 8: #16
Matchup 1: #1 Matchup 2: #3 Matchup 3: #5 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #10 Matchup 6: #11 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #16
Matchup 1: #1 Matchup 2: #4 Matchup 3: #5 Matchup 4: #8 Matchup 5: #9 Matchup 6: #11 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #16
Matchup 1: #1 Matchup 2: #4 Matchup 3: #6 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #9 Matchup 6: #12 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #16
Matchup 1: #2 Matchup 2: #3 Matchup 3: #5 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #10 Matchup 6: #12 Matchup 7: #14 Macthup 8: #16
Matchup 1: #2 Matchup 2: #3 Matchup 3: #5 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #9 Matchup 6: #12 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #15
Matchup 1: #1 Matchup 2: #3 Matchup 3: #6 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #10 Matchup 6: #11 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #15
Matchup 1: #1 Matchup 2: #4 Matchup 3: #6 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #10 Matchup 6: #12 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #16
Matchup 1: #2 Matchup 2: #3 Matchup 3: #5 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #9 Matchup 6: #11 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #16
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Matchup 1: #1 Matchup 2: #3 Matchup 3: #5 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #10 Matchup 6: #11 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #15
Round 1 closes tonight at Midnight - make sure you get your votes in before then. Winners of the Round1 matchups will be announced shortly after 12am EST.
Thanks, Patrick
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Matchup 1: #1 Matchup 2: #4 Matchup 3: #6 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #10 Matchup 6: #12 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #16
Matchup 1: #1 Matchup 2: #4 Matchup 3: #6 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #10 Matchup 6: #12 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #16
Matchup 1: #1 Matchup 2: #4 Matchup 3: #5 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #10 Matchup 6: #11 Matchup 7: #13
Macthup 8: #15
Cheer up, Bateman. What's the matter? No shiatsu this morning?
Matchup 1: #2 Matchup 2: #3 Matchup 3: #6 Matchup 4: #8 Matchup 5: #10 Matchup 6: #11 Matchup 7: #13 Macthup 8: #15
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"Oh the ladies ever tell you that you look like a fucking optical illusion" - Frank Slaughtery 25th Hour.
Patrick bump everything back a week so we can get a fair length of time for each round.
"Oh the ladies ever tell you that you look like a fucking optical illusion" - Frank Slaughtery 25th Hour.
Sorry Trade4Size, the rules are the rules and your submission was 17 minutes late. Round 1 is complete and we had some buzzer beaters and some blow-outs.
Without further ado, here are the matchups for Week 2, don't forget to Vote now (each word / phrase will keep it's original #) by picking 1 buzzword from each Matchup and just listing that number in the comments below. Voting ends next Sunday at midnight again:
"Annoying Phrase" Match-up:
"Kill Me Now" Match-up:
"Ultimate Cliche" Match-up:
"That Makes No Sense" Match-up:
Some interesting match-ups this week including a battle from the 2 most dominant buzzword from Round 1 out of the "That Makes No Sense" Region.
Thanks to all of those that participated in Round 1. Make sure you let your friends and other WSO monkeys know which buzzwords you have in your bracket so they can get their vote in to help you win the office pool. Round 2 voting is now open!
Thanks, Patrick
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Disclaimer: I'm more a consultant than a banker (You'd be hard pressed to limit consulting buzzwords to a field of 16)
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It is what it is...
"I don't think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature." -John D. Rockefeller
Matchup 1: #2 Matchup 2: #3 Matchup 3: #5 Matchup 4: #7 Matchup 5: #9 Matchup 6: #11 Matchup 7: #14 Macthup 8: #16
Clearly Mezzcat hasn't had his coffee yet.
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17 minutes late? you are worse than the post office.
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"Oh the ladies ever tell you that you look like a fucking optical illusion" - Frank Slaughtery 25th Hour.
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I hate 13
My roommate just said "net-net" - so i was forced to call him bankerific. don't forget to vote.
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We are down to our Final Four! Here are the matchups for Week 3, don't forget to Vote now (each word / phrase will keep it's original #) by picking 1 buzzword from each Matchup and just listing that number in the comments below. Voting ends next Sunday at midnight again:
What is your capacity? (Out of the "Kill Me Now" Region)
Let's not reinvent the wheel (Out of the "Ultimate Cliche" Region) VS.
Thanks to all of those that participated in Round 2. Make sure you let your friends and other WSO monkeys know which buzzwords you have in your bracket so they can get their vote in to help you win the office pool. Next Sunday we will announce the FINALS!
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"I don't think that there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even nature." -John D. Rockefeller
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Yesterday went to an Information Career day with GS and even the Co-head of IB have said the two Wall Street buzzword that will "echoe in eternity":
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Cheer up, Bateman. What's the matter? No shiatsu this morning?
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"Oh the ladies ever tell you that you look like a fucking optical illusion" - Frank Slaughtery 25th Hour.
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We are down to our Finals Match-up! Here is the final match up to crown the Most Hated Buzzword on Wall Street. Don't forget to Vote now by picking Voting ends next Sunday at midnight again:
7. What is your capacity? (Out of the "Kill Me Now" Region)
VS.
13. It is What It Is (Out of the "That Makes No Sense" Region)
Thanks to all of those that participated in Round 3. Make sure you let your friends and other WSO monkeys know which buzzwords you have in your bracket so they can get their vote in to help you win the office pool. Next Sunday we will announce the winner/loser!
13 FTW
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