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Mar 13, 2019
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SaturdaySpecialDay
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Onboarding is a term like "circle back", "the _____ piece", or "I'll reach out" (instead of "I'll call").
Are business people developing their own dialect?
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What has been you experience being onboarded to a new company?
markis_cougarfan
3/13/19 2:25pm
Onboarded? What kind of kooky business term is that?
kccougar
3/13/19 2:26pm
I hear it all the time and I don't work in HR.
Diablo and Doc
3/13/19 2:31pm
It’s kind of like water boarding, but drier.
BW84
3/13/19 2:33pm
Any noun can be verbed, silly.
cheezedawg
3/13/19 2:35pm
Yep. And verbs can be nouned: "So what's your ask?" Ugh.
Hawk in the 303
3/13/19 2:51pm
Recently, a sign was hung above a printer that said, "This printer is scheduled to be end-of-lifed"
cheezedawg
3/13/19 3:02pm
Probably better than being offboarded.
Eddie
3/13/19 2:43pm
Heard that all the time
Duke Silver
3/13/19 2:55pm
For starters stop calling it onboarding. That is just weird.
The Board Imbecile
3/13/19 2:26pm
Hack job.
The Board Imbecile
3/13/19 2:26pm
Do most people agree with this? I thought "onboarding" was an incredibly standard term.
cougfanblue
3/13/19 2:27pm
It is a term mostly used with younger people.
chago04
3/13/19 2:28pm
It is a standard term.
Pimpin4Paradise
3/13/19 2:28pm
Standard with my company
Born2Fish
3/13/19 2:29pm
It has become standard, but is still stupid.
fredgarvin
3/13/19 2:33pm
Surprise, surprise, I am in the minority on something.
The Board Imbecile
3/13/19 2:36pm
Standard
YIsForBrigham
3/13/19 3:00pm
commonly used, don't see the issue.
ArchbishopMitty
3/14/19 1:07am
Oh, its standard. Doesn't make it not dumb, though. Why not use existing words that are more than adequate?
cheezedawg
3/14/19 1:54am
The term has been around since 1988
kapcreations
3/14/19 4:56pm
It's becoming more and more common, especially in tech companies and departments
RebelScum
3/13/19 2:28pm
Onboarding is a very common term in today's corporate vernacular.
CougaReb
3/13/19 3:13pm
Just give the new hires all kinds of swag
maxpowers
3/13/19 2:30pm
Longer meetings w/less focus. Include idle chat, inside jokes, & family stories.
kimchicoug
3/13/19 2:35pm
Make it short, <2 hours. And give QUALITY company branded stuff. Don't give crap from promotional companies.
Ragnar Danneskjold
3/13/19 2:37pm
don't give company chapstick, nobody wants that
Dissenter
3/13/19 2:57pm
I agree that chapstick isn't the best swag idea, but I have to admit that...
CougaReb
3/14/19 2:08pm
TNT hasn't even heard of those companies
TNT
3/13/19 3:04pm
I prefer Live Lucky hats.
Eddie
3/14/19 2:15pm
if by onboarding you mean bringing on new hires, the most important thing
aplusfan
3/13/19 2:40pm
Same with my wife’s govt job
KingDave
3/13/19 3:53pm
Happened to me at Symantec. Just sat at an empty desk for 6 weeks waiting for
Dillinger
3/13/19 3:57pm
Happened to me also - I had to pair program for 3 weeks while I waited
DryFlyUte
3/13/19 4:02pm
I onboarded with a company that I started at 2 years ago
DryFlyUte
3/13/19 2:49pm
Good answer.
flavordave
3/13/19 3:02pm
I once worked for a local company who provided a completely miserable first week
germm
3/13/19 2:51pm
You want to enhance the initial excitement and anticipation that comes from...
CougaReb
3/13/19 3:04pm
who do you work for, and are you hiring?
Dissenter
3/13/19 5:04pm
Have my computer ready, show me where the crapper is, detail benefits clearly
Dillinger
3/13/19 3:12pm
Onboarding is a term like "circle back", "the _____ piece", or "I'll reach out" (instead of "I'll call").
SaturdaySpecialDay
3/13/19 3:15pm
The welcoming experience shouldn’t be a facade
KingDave
3/13/19 4:08pm
I'm a big believer in a 90-day plan
Diddy
3/13/19 4:24pm
I've been teaching an intro class for the last several years
Zenoch
3/13/19 4:47pm
We use the term onboarding with my company all the time. My biggest frustration when onboarding someone new is when
Nuke
3/13/19 6:55pm
What industry?
care86
3/13/19 7:16pm
Oil and gas
markis_cougarfan
3/14/19 9:28am
Here is the solution you use
Heinz57
3/13/19 7:31pm
Thanks everyone for your responses! They were (mostly) very helpful!
markis_cougarfan
3/14/19 1:10pm
Combine it with water boarding......,
BYU Grounds
3/14/19 3:01pm
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