BuzzWhack Special Report

10 MORE things
nervous employees
don't want to hear

By John Walston
BuzzWhacker-in-Chief

After we published the Top 10 Things Nervous Employees Don't Want to Hear Right Now, BuzzWhack's readers offered up their favorite phrases. And there were some great ones.

A big BuzzWhack thanks goes to all who contributed.

So here is a fresh Top 10, straight from the front lines of business.

1. "Don't worry your job is secure!" or "Your job is safe."
    

2. "By the way, is your laptop in your office?"
    

3. "We're giving you a one-time opportunity to expand your resume."
    

4. "Wouldn't it be great to spend more time with your family?"
    

5. "Where do you see your career going with us in the next year?"
    

6. "We're not laying you off, we're just not rehiring you."
    

7. "Are you going to be here this Friday? Say...around 3 p.m.?"
    

8. "So how's your wife's job going?"
    

9. "We are re-sizing our global footprint."
    

10. "Could you close the door, please?"