Sometimes, what separates successful people from everyone else isn't what they say — it's what they don't say.
Other sayings, like "keep me in the loop" or "just checking in," can unintentionally come across as passive-aggressive, Slack executive Jaime DeLanghe told CNBC Make It in 2022.
In particular, the best employees typically steer clear from these three phrases and sayings, according to CEOs, psychologists and linguistics experts:'It is what it is'There's one phrase bosses and colleagues don't want to hear when they're facing a problem at work: "It is what it is."
Using it, however, can appear highly passive to other people and tarnish their trust in you, McWhorter said.
That means there's one sentence that can frustrate such CEOs: This is how we've always done it.
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