A new survey from Careerminds asked 600 employees to define two dozen common workplace phrases. Twenty-Four Phrases, One Confused GenerationGen Z workers understood an average of just 5.3 out of 24 — the lowest score of any age group by a wide margin. Most of this jargon predates Gen Z's arrival in the workforce, and nobody teaches it in school. "In the pipeline" landed similarly, with only 28% of Gen Z workers grasping that it means something's being worked on but isn't ready yet. Only 15% of Gen Z employees knew it means making a noticeable impact — and honestly, older workers weren't much sharper.