Former teacher who now works as an executive assistant hilariously slams 'confusing corporate jargon' - as she jokes it is a 'whole different language'

A former teacher who now works a corporate job has taken to TikTok to poke fun at confusing business jargon.

Brittany Davila, from Houston, Texas, started working as an executive assistant for a corporate company in June 2023 after giving up her job as a fifth grade teacher.

Since she started, the 34-year-old has had to learn dozens of new corporate phrases and words that she never knew existed.

The words 'ping,' 'massage,' and 'circulate' were the first jargon words Brittany heard in a meeting - but has since been exposed to dozens more. 

Brittany Davila, from Houston, Texas, started working as an executive assistant for a corporate company in June 2023 after giving up her job as a fifth grade teacher 

Since she started, the 34-year-old has had to learn dozens of new corporate phrases and words that she never knew existed 

Brittany shared: 'The first word they used was "ping" so I wrote that down. Then two more, which were "circulate" and "massage".

'I had ideas of what they meant so I thought if I shared these ideas on TikTok, people could help and relate.'

In her videos, she has poked fun at phrases like 'low hanging fruit,' 'run it up the flagpole' and 'build the plane as you fly it.'

She added: 'There's just so many words and they all confuse me just as much.

'I always think "just say what you actually mean." I don't get why we have to deep dive into the words.

'And to add to that, the same words can have different meanings in different corporations. It's too much!'

Whilst Brittany says she does not hate corporate jargon, she does feel like it creates a barrier for people trying to enter the corporate world.

She said: 'Adjusting to it is hard. In teaching you make it fun and creative and you are allowed to put personality into your work.

The words 'ping,' 'massage,' and 'circulate' were the first jargon words Brittany heard in a meeting - but has since been exposed to dozens more 

In her videos, she has poked fun at phrases like 'low hanging fruit,' 'run it up the flagpole' and 'build the plane as you fly it' 

'I imagine this jargon is just part of the system to separate worlds.

'I don't know if they know it but as someone not in the corporate world, it feels like there is a divide.'

Brittany finds the jargon very silly but thinks that there must be a necessity to it.

She said: 'I've only been working there for nine months, but I do think it must be necessary for them.

'Maybe in leadership roles when dealing with million dollar clients you need a more advanced way of communicating.

'I do wonder if that is how they talk in their day to day lives.

'I've been talking to 10-year-olds my whole career so there's never been any need for a new kind of language for me!'

Brittany's videos have reached thousands of views with many relating to her experience.

One person wrote: 'Not going to lie this is actually really helpful. I never understand these phrases at work.'

Another person added: 'Yes! I've never understood why people say stuff like this.'