Khelon Testudo
Cleric of Stronmaus
Yeah, to use the fact that WotC uses corporate language to advertise a corporate position, in an attempt to discredit either WotC's sincerity or the position's utility, is really stretching it.
I suggest you don’t apply for the job then.Can you recommend a writing book that enthuses "corporate" style in any situation. I've read dozens of writing books, including those that cover business writing. Never once have I see jargon recommend over clear transparent communication.
The way I see it, corporate jargon, instead, manipulates the reader and obscures communication.
Every field has it's jargon. Jargon makes for efficient communication since you can express something in a word or short phrase of jaron that would require a full sentence or more of plain English.Just because someone else does it, doesn't make something OK.
Here are some words & phrases from the first two sections I find confusing. I don't have a clear picture what WotC was imagining because their language can be interpreted multiple way or is so general as to be meaningless.
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader
- innovative organizations
- bring their whole selves
- critical advantage
- strong connection
- strategic partner
- developing talent
- inclusive environment
- integrate and amplify diverse perspectives
- equitable fashion
- under-represented perspectives
- moderate safe space
- Evaluate and report the effectiveness
- impact
- best-in-class industry DE&I practices
- Support and empower
- deliver their goals
- growing the feedback loop
Every field has it's jargon. Jargon makes for efficient communication since you can express something in a word or short phrase of jaron that would require a full sentence or more of plain English.
Anyone who's qualified for this kind of job can read that job advert with no problem.
I expect real English words and short flaring sentences, not jargon. Let's see some respect for the Common Tongue!
I could do that, but I'd have to charge you my standard corporate consulting rate of USD 650 per per hour. (Minimum 3 hours)That's a fine opinion. Then, like I asked the other poster, please define the word "impact" in a concrete way. I understand it means "results" - but that word too is abstract.
I was looking at this programming job. It had all this jargon! Look, I have a PS4. They should hire me. And they should write their job ads without all that jargon like SQL Server and multithreading, and WEB API 2, and Analyst Programmer. And there's this job at Oxford University, talks about carbonised papyri and data curation and advanced imaging techniques. Why can't they just use normal words? Anyway, they should hire me because I was in a boat on the river in Oxford once.
"Partner with Wizards' Leadership to improve our strategic DE&I plan & identify new opportunities to integrate and amplify diverse perspectives within our ... products. "this seems to indicate that the person will be involved with creative and narrative work in the IP. I suppose that whether or not this is a good or bad thing very much depends on your point of view about DE&I.
I also read that the job will require some arbitration between differing parties and philosophies in presentation of the IP, with final say being in the hand of the senior manager for DE&I. This is probably going to be, at the least, stressful and thankless work for whoever gets it.
That could be. It could also be a paper tiger position that is simply advisory. It seems like a lot of effort to create a sinecure position.
I think the card itself should have been dealt with much sooner. If its multiverse ID were 2599 instead of 1488, and everything else were the same, would it be any less appalling? Not really.I don’t think anyone who understands how multiverse IDs work thinks it was intentional. It’s pretty clearly a very unfortunate coincidence. But it’s an unfortunate coincidence that really should have been caught and addressed much sooner than it was.