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Define: "Value-add"
What HR thinks it means:
A feature or service that increases the worth of a product or interaction.
What it actually means:
"A buzzword I use to justify why my job exists."
Use it in a meeting:
"The consultant's biggest value-add was creating a 60-slide PowerPoint that restated the exact same complaints the engineers have had for two years."
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Tired of hearing this?
Next time someone says "Value-add" in a meeting, track exactly how much company money they just wasted. Play Buzzword Bingo, generate a waste invoice, and stop the bleeding.
