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If I Talked to My Husband Like I Talk to My Coworkers
Business buzzwords aren’t just for the office anymore!
2 min readMay 10, 2020
- I’ll circle back with you in a few minutes about that Amazon package on the front step.
- I think it would be a no-regret move to unload the dishwasher right now.
- I don’t want you to over-index on my criticism of your towel-folding skills.
- What’s the value proposition for this particular brand of dish soap?
- I think the ROI on this dog shampoo is going to be very high — it says organic on the label.
- I want to paint the house this weekend, but I’m just not sure if the juice will be worth the squeeze since nobody ever notices our house behind all these bushes anyway.
- I want to make sure we’re all aligned on what movie we want to watch tonight.
- Let’s all get consensus on the new restaurant to try before we make a reservation.
- I’ll connect with you later in the day for an update on how that brownie tasted.
- Why don’t you throw some time on my calendar and we can check in about this week’s grocery list?
- Could you repeat those vacuum cleaner instructions to me one more time so I can make sure I’m tracking with you?
