Journeys

How ironic (and very misguided) it is to call a screwup "part of the journey".

Doctor to patient: "We accidentally removed your liver when we were supposed to be operating on your heart. Don't worry, its part of your JOURNEY to recovery."

Remiser to client: "(Due to my incompetence) Your stock portfolio has fallen through the floor. Don't worry, its part of your JOURNEY as a player in the stockmarket."

Employee to boss: "My dog ate my accounting sheet. Its part of my learning JOURNEY -- i'll keep my sheets safer next time."

VP to employees: "We are pleased to inform that we have now entered a new phase in our business transformation JOURNEY...[sic] As we move into this new business operational framework, we foresee some initial glitches (yeah, right) that may arise from the migration of our systems and processes."

If there's one thing i've learned after 5 years of working experience, its that language manipulation is a very adequate disguise for reality.