I do not want to "touch base." I want you to tell me what you need, what day you need it by, and whether we are good or doomed. Clear > vague. Every single time

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It always feels like a set up or test. No Sandra I am not telepathic, tell me what you need and don't make me guess (then berate me for getting it wrong)

Preachhhhh with me

I feel this in my bones. “Touch base” is just corporate fog. Say what you mean, say when you need it, and spare me the guessing game.

‘Touch base’ and ‘circle back around to it’ are the most vague phrases used in almost every meeting I sit in

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