Towards Net Zero

[Hymie]

The above words are posted in large letters on a wall at work.

You may wonder what it means and where it originated.

I must confess not to knowing what it means, but I can tell you that such phrases originate from MBA, and similar management BS courses.

The person who dreamt up the phrase is often lost in mist of time.

To stake my claim as the originator of such a BS management phrase, I am publishing it here, which includes a time stamp in the post; my BS management phrase is:-
‘Towards Absolute Zero’

This is clearly an improvement on the original, with Net being replaced by Absolute; so the next time some manager uses the phrase ‘Towards net zero’, you should challenge them with my BS phrase.

I should add that I do not know what the phrase means – but that adds credibility to any BS.

It is important to note that the phrase does not relate in any way to absolute zero in terms of temperature i.e. zero degrees Kelvin (-273.15⁰C) where no thermal energy exists.

So in future when you hear the phrase ‘Towards absolute zero’ you know where you heard it first and who created it.

[Hymie]

At least in making up my management BS phrase, I have admitted that it means absolutely nothing – in the not too distant future it will be in common parlance when management are addressing the workers (it might even be written on the wall of workplaces); and persons studying for an MBA will be writing essays on the meaning of the phrase.