Is “bandwidth” the new word the kids use these days?

[FAUlty Gator]

Two shows in a row have used the word in place of “paying attention to”.

Example:

First one in new wedding movie on Prime, Reese Witherspoon said- “I don’t have time to use bandwidth on your problems right now.”

Literally the next show I watched (first episode of second season of Night Agent) some guy says “I need your full bandwidth on this issue.”

I’m not on board with this and just wanted it out there.

 

[noStemsnoSTICKS]

I'm not a big fan of that expression either. I also don't like when someone says during the course of a meeting, "Let's you and I discuss that offline."

 

[hydro2.0]

On god
Crash out

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Very disturbing place we are heading.

 

[QChawks]

can we put a pin in this thread and maybe circle back later

 

[torbee]

"Bandwidth" and "alignment" are pretty popular in CorporateSpeak these days.

"Synergy" no longer seems to be in vogue.

 

[fredjr82]

I'm always asking my team members if they have the bandwidth to accomplish something, if I ask them to help in another area. We're IT, so it fits! If we were in the restaurant industry, I may ask if they have the appetite to help out.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

"Bandwidth" and "alignment" are pretty popular in CorporateSpeak these days.

"Synergy" no longer seems to be in vogue.

This is bullshit!

 

[FAUlty Gator]

I'm always asking my team members if they have the bandwidth to accomplish something, if I ask them to help in another area. We're IT, so it just fits!

You need to be focusing on that Spagnola defense.

 

[torbee]

This is bullshit!

Yeah, alignment instead of agreement is annoying AF.

"I just want to make sure we are in alignment on this issue" etc.

 

[fredjr82]

You need to be focusing on that Spagnola defense.

Give the ball to Barkley

 

[Colonoscopy]

Bandwidth is old news. Used that for a while

 

[Aardvark86]

As in “I don’t have the bandwidth to do the project you are requesting”? Yes, that is what the kids say.

 

[MilleGinja]

People at my company say “play big” and “play small” so much that each has lost all meaning.

 

[seminoleed]

Two shows in a row have used the word in place of “paying attention to”.

Example:

First one in new wedding movie on Prime, Reese Witherspoon said- “I don’t have time to use bandwidth on your problems right now.”

Literally the next show I watched (first episode of second season of Night Agent) some guy says “I need your full bandwidth on this issue.”

I’m not on board with this and just wanted it out there.

Is Night Agent as good as the first season? I don't want to get bogged down in it if it isn't.

 

[SoonerBeAHawk]

Bandwidth is old news. Used that for a while

This.

Think it began in the '90s, if not earlier, with the computer geeks (lords). Of course! Seem to remember Gates and his buddies throwing it around to mean mental capacity.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Is Night Agent as good as the first season? I don't want to get bogged down in it if it isn't.

First two have been ok. I’ll check out the rest I guess

 

[NDallasRuss]

"Bandwidth" and "alignment" are pretty popular in CorporateSpeak these days.

"Synergy" no longer seems to be in vogue.

Wait - so I'm no longer synergizing?

Dangit.

 

[St. Louis Hawk]

can we put a pin in this thread and maybe circle back later

We can tee that up.

 

[OrlandNole]

The term "bandwith" has been floating around the ether at least a decade. Just wait until OP find out about dabbing.