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Subject: WYA? (What's Your Acronym?).(Message)(Omnipod Inc.)(Brief Article)

Inside Business

| February 01, 2004 | Zawacki, Michael | COPYRIGHT 2009 Great Lakes Publishing Company. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

There's no doubt technology has revolutionized the workplace, but it has also spawned its own vernacular. Clever acronyms make up this unspoken language, contained in silent instant messages that quickly convey one worker's attitude or situation to another.

New York-based Omnipod Inc. recently determined the 10 most-commonly used workplace acronyms appearing in employee instant messages.

1. BRB: BE RIGHT BACK

2. CTRN: CAN'T TALK RIGHT NOW …

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